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why umlauts are important

official-german-translationen:

wortschatzerweiterer:

languageoclock:

Strauße = ostriches
Sträuße = bunches of flowers

schwül = humid
schwul = gay

Ohr = ear
Öhr = eye of a tool/needle

Schussel = a scatty person
Schüssel = bowl

losen = to cast/draw lots
lösen = to solve

Losung = slogan
Lösung = solution

Schranke = gate/barrier
Schränke = cupboards

I can’t think of more but I think you get the point.

Düssel: river in North Rhine Westphalia
Dussel: idiot

Höhle: cave
Hohle: empty thing

Schlösser: castles
Schlosser: locksmith

(Quelle: languageoclock, via official-german-translationen)
(The things I find on Tumblr. They’ll probably be shared here.)