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Yes they are similar. In fact some consider them dialects of each other (though standard Linguistics considers them separate languages. Consider the following:

Linguists talk about "lexical similarity" when comparing languages, as one measure to see if they are different languages or just dialects of the same language. Usually, if two languages are more than 85% lexically similar, they are considered dialects of each other. However, pronunciation can also be a factor, making two dialects into different languages.


Examples:

  • English and German are 60% lexically similar, making them separate languages.
  • American English and British English are 99% lexically similar, making them the same language.
  • Portuguese and Spanish are 89% lexically similar, which by some definitions makes them dialects of each other; however, the pronunciation between Spanish and Portuguese is so different, that they are not mutually intelligible. This makes them very close, but distinct languages.
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