Dialect comparison

Bairisch vs Kölsch

Compare two dialects of German side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Bavarian · Bavarian-Austrian

A large Upper German dialect group spoken across Bavaria and most of Austria, with distinctive vowel shifts and vocabulary far removed from Standard German.

Spoken in: Germany
Austria
Approximate centre: 48.14°, 11.57°

Kölsch

Cologne German · Ripuarian

A Ripuarian Central Franconian dialect spoken in Cologne and the surrounding Rhineland. Distinctive for its melodic intonation and rich local vocabulary.

Spoken in: Germany
Approximate centre: 50.94°, 6.96°

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