Okay, compound nouns are probably not what you had in mind when you made your st...

eru · on Nov 30, 2010

> Regarding Fatzke: "zk" is not in one syllable either.

Yes, that's what I was trying to say. But since it's not compound, it's not as bad.

By the way, if you want a genuine example of strange sounds in German look at Herbst or Pfründe.

Fun fact: If you can pronounce Streichholzschächtelchen, you automatically gain German citizenship.

ramidarigaz · on Nov 30, 2010

My first long German word was Schwarzwälderkirschtorte. Nowhere near as difficult as yours.

eru · on Dec 1, 2010

The standard example is supreme court vs Bundesverfassungsgericht. The chief difference is in spelling.

I had a phase, where my German looked much more English---I put spaced inside compound words and did not capitalize all nouns. I should try capitalizing all Nouns in English one Day.