Dialect comparisonHochdeutsch vs Wienerisch
Compare two dialects of German side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
HochdeutschStandard 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°
WienerischViennese
The urban Bavarian dialect of Vienna, layered with Yiddish, Czech, and Italian loanwords from the city's long Habsburg history.
- Approximate centre
- 48.21°, 16.37°
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