Image: Fotolia/IrisArtīrötchen are the bread rolls that are typically eaten for breakfast with cheese, cold meats or jam. While mile-long words may be tiring for the eyes, it's often the short and seemingly simple ones that give non-native speakers away in no time. Streichholzschächtelchen simply means "small match box," though it looks like it should mean so much more.
This one is a particular doozy due to the abundance of "ch" - a combination not found in English. While the length of a word isn't necessarily proportional to its tongue-twisting capacity, the sheer mass of letters is enough to bring even the most advanced language learner to their knees. German is world-famous for its unbelievably long compound words. Click on each word to listen to its proper pronunciation, spoken by native German Stephan Kaiser. If you want to sound like a native, watch out for these tongue traps. Careful! Many look easier than they really are.
Just how good is your spoken German? We've compiled our favorite hard-to-pronounce German words.
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