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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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twelve
noun time
Zürich zwölf
Bern zwölf
Basel zwölf
EnglishTwelve francs fifty.
Zürich GermanZwölf Franke fünfzg.
twenty
noun time
Zürich zwänzg
Bern zwänzg
Basel zwänzg
EnglishTwenty francs.
Zürich GermanZwänzg Franke.
two
noun time
Zürich zwöi
Bern zwöi
Basel zwei
EnglishTwo coffees, please.
Zürich GermanZwöi Kafi, bitte.
Wednesday
noun time
Zürich Mittwuch
Bern Mittwuch
Basel Mittwuch
EnglishWednesday is the middle of the week.
Zürich GermanMittwuch isch d'Wuchemitti.
week
noun time
Zürich Wuche
Bern Wuche
Basel Wuche
EnglishSee you next week.
Zürich GermanBis nächsti Wuche.
year
noun time
Zürich Jahr
Bern Jahr
Basel Jahr
EnglishLast year was busy.
Zürich GermanLetscht Jahr isch streng gsi.
yesterday
adverb time
Zürich geschter
Bern geschter
Basel gester
EnglishI was in Zürich yesterday.
Zürich GermanIch bi geschter in Züri gsi.
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