Dialect comparison

Plattdüütsch vs Schwäbisch

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

Plattdüütsch

Low German · Niederdeutsch · Plattdeutsch

The Low German varieties of northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands. Linguistically closer to Dutch and English than to Standard German in several core features.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
53.55°, 9.99°
Schwäbisch

Swabian

An Alemannic dialect spoken across Baden-Württemberg and parts of Bavaria. Recognisable for its diminutive "-le" suffix and softened consonants.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
48.78°, 9.18°

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