It is the second-most commonly used scientific language and among the most widely used languages on websites. The language has been influential in the fields of philosophy, theology, science, and technology. German is also widely taught as a foreign language, especially in continental Europe, where it is the third most taught foreign language (after English and French), and the United States. It is the most spoken native language within the European Union. German is one of the major languages of the world. German is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language.

It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France ( Alsace), Czech Republic ( North Bohemia), Poland ( Upper Silesia), Slovakia ( Košice Region, Spiš, and Hauerland), and Hungary ( Sopron). It is also an official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. German ( Standard High German: Deutsch, pronounced ( listen)) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Western Europe and Central Europe. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Totalling 285 varieties: 52-ACB-daa to 52-ACB-i Russia ( Azovo German National District)ĥ2-ACB-h ( émigré German varieties, including 52-ACB-hc ( Hutterite German) & 52-ACB-he ( Pennsylvania Dutch).

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