German Pronunciation

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• Introduction
• Spelling
• Capitalization
• Minimal pairs

• Vowels

  • Long and short a
    
  • Long and short e
    
  • Unstressed -e and -er
    
  • Long and short i
    
  • Long and short o
    
  • Long and short u
    
  • Long and short ö (Umlaut-o)
    
  • Long and short ü (Umlaut-u)
    
  • The diphthongs [ai], [oi] and [au]

• Consonants

  • b and p
    
  • d and t
    
  • g and k
    
  • ich- and ach-sound
    
  • l and r
    
  • s, ss and ß
    
  • z and j
    
  • v and w
    
  • gn, kn, pf, and qu
    
  • ng and the glottal stop