Strauße = ostriches
Sträuße = bunches of flowersschwül = humid
schwul = gayOhr = ear
Öhr = eye of a tool/needleSchussel = a scatty person
Schüssel = bowllosen = to cast/draw lots
lösen = to solveLosung = slogan
Lösung = solutionSchranke = gate/barrier
Schränke = cupboardsI can’t think of more but I think you get the point.
Düssel: river in North Rhine Westphalia
Dussel: idiotHöhle: cave
Hohle: empty thingSchlösser: castles
Schlosser: locksmith
why umlauts are important
(Quelle: languageoclock, via official-german-translationen)
(The things I find on Tumblr. They’ll probably be shared here.)