Dialect comparison

Bairisch vs Sächsisch

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°

Sächsisch

Saxon · Upper Saxon

An East Central German dialect spoken in Saxony around Dresden and Leipzig, characterised by softened plosives and a distinctive intonation.

Spoken in: Germany
Approximate centre: 51.05°, 13.74°

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