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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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📖 218 words 📝 106 nouns ✎️ 25 verbs
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rain
noun weather
Zürich Räge
Bern Rege
Basel Räge
EnglishIt looks like rain.
Zürich GermanEs gseht nach Räge us.
really? / seriously?
phrase society
Zürich würklich?
Bern würklich?
Basel würklich?
EnglishReally? That's surprising.
Zürich GermanWürklich? Das überraschet mich.
receipt
noun shopping
Zürich Beleg
Bern Beleg
Basel Beleg
EnglishDo you need the receipt?
Zürich GermanBruchsch dr Beleg?
recommendation / tip
noun opinions
Zürich Tipp
Bern Tipp
Basel Tipp
EnglishCan you give me a recommendation?
Zürich GermanChasch mir ä Tipp gäh?
right
adverb travel
Zürich rechts
Bern rechts
Basel rechts
EnglishTurn right here.
Zürich GermanGang da rechts.
right? / isn't it?
phrase grammar
Zürich gäll
Bern gäll
Basel oder
EnglishIt's nice weather today, isn't it?
Zürich GermanSchön Wetter hüt, gäll?
💡 A characteristic Swiss German conversational tag, used to seek light agreement — similar to ending a sentence with "right?" in English.
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