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German spelling

The reformed German spelling will be obligatory for schools and authorities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. However, many speakers of German do not and probably will not use the reformed spelling for years to come. We think it is important that you find the words regardless of the spelling variant it embodies.

Spellings which are only valid according to conventional German orthography are especially marked. The reformed German orthography allows a great number of variants. The variants distinguished in the office dictionary are listed here...