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Dialect comparison

Hochdeutsch vs Schwyzerdütsch

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

Hochdeutsch

Standard German · Standard High German · Schriftdeutsch

The codified standard variety of German used in education, media, and administration across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Based on the High German consonant shift and a written norm dating to Luther; the spoken standard is conventionally associated with the Hanover region of Lower Saxony.

Approximate centre
52.37°, 9.73°
Schwyzerdütsch

Swiss German · Schweizerdeutsch

A cluster of High Alemannic varieties spoken across German-speaking Switzerland. Mutually unintelligible with Standard German for most non-Swiss listeners.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
47.37°, 8.54°

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