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Search 218+ words with Zürich, Bern and Basel spelling variants, plus example sentences.

⚠️ Swiss German has no official written spelling standard. The Zürich, Bern and Basel columns below show common phonetic spellings for each region — you may see these words spelled differently elsewhere, and that's normal. See our dialects guide for more on regional variation.
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lake
noun travel
Zürich See
Bern See
Basel See
EnglishLake Zürich is huge.
Zürich GermanDr Zürisee isch riesig.
late
adjective time
Zürich spaat
Bern spaat
Basel spaat
EnglishSorry, I'm late.
Zürich GermanSorry, ich bi spaat.
later
adverb time
Zürich spöter
Bern spöter
Basel spöter
EnglishI'll call you later.
Zürich GermanIch ruef di spöter a.
left
adverb travel
Zürich links
Bern links
Basel links
EnglishTurn left at the corner.
Zürich GermanGang links bi dr Egge.
luggage
noun travel
Zürich Gepäck
Bern Gepäck
Basel Gepäck
EnglishIs this your luggage?
Zürich GermanIsch das dis Gepäck?
lunch
noun food
Zürich Zmittag
Bern Zmittag
Basel Zmittag
EnglishWhat's for lunch?
Zürich GermanWas git's zMittag?
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