saturday, february 14th, 2026
made this a long time ago, mostly from scraping sources from around the web. contains every germanic-speaking city in europe with a population above 100,000. would love to add citations but sadly i didn't really keep track and i'm too lazy to go back and find them now. not an authoritative source by any means. corrections welcome!
| standard name | local name | IPA | local language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aachen | oche | [ʔɔ́xə] | ripuarisch | ||||
| alkmaar | alkmar | [ʔálkmar] | frysk | ||||
| almere | almere | [ʔɑlméːrə] | hollands | ||||
| alphen aan den rijn | alphen | [ʔɑ́lfə] | hollands | ||||
| amersfoort | aomersfoort | [ʔɔ́ːmərsfoːɹt] | hollands | ||||
| amsterdam | amsterdam | [ʔɑ̀mstəɹdɑ́m] | hollands | ||||
| antwerpen | antwêrps | [ʔɑ́ntβɛːrps] | brabants | ||||
| apeldoorn | apeldoorne | [ʔáːpəldoːɹnə] | westfäölsk | ||||
| arnhem | èrnem | [ʔǽrnɛm] | kleverländisch | ||||
| augsburg | aogschburg | [ʔáo̯kʃbuʕk] | schwäbisch | ||||
| basel | basel | [bɑ́ːzl] | hochalemannisch | ||||
| belfast | belfast | [bɛ́ə̯lfast] | belfast ulster | ||||
| bergisch gladbach | jläbbisch | [ʎɛ́bɪʃ] | bergisch | ||||
| berlin | berlin | [bɐlíːn] | märkisch | ||||
| bern | bärn | [bǽːrn] | hochalemannisch | ||||
| bielefeld | builefeld | [buːíləfɛlt] | westfäölsk | ||||
| birkenhead | [béːkʰənhɛd] | scouse | |||||
| birmingham | [bɵ̝́ːmiŋɡɐm] | brummie | |||||
| bochum | baukem | [báwkʰəm] | westfäölsk | ||||
| bonn | bonn | [bɔ́n] | ripuarisch | ||||
| bottrop | bottrop | [bɔ́trɔp] | westfäölsk | ||||
| bournemouth | [bóɻnmɔːf] | west country | |||||
| bozen | boazn | [bɔ́ɐ̯t͡sn̩] | siidboarisch | ||||
| bradford | [bɾáʔfətʰ] | yorkshire | |||||
| braunschweig | bronswiek | [brɔ́nsviːk] | ostfälsch | ||||
| breda | brédao | [brɛ́dɔː] | brabants | ||||
| bremen | breem | [bréːm] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| bremerhaven | bremerhoben | [brèːmɐhóːbn̩] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| brighton | [bɹɔ́jtʰn̩] | sussex | |||||
| bristol | [bɻɪ́sʔu] | west country | |||||
| brugge | brugge | [brœ́ɦə] | vlaams | ||||
| brüssel | bruusels | [brýsəls] | brabants | ||||
| cardiff | [kʰáːɹdɪ̞f] | cardiff | |||||
| chemnitz | kemnitz | [kʰɛ́mnɪt͡s] | obersächsisch | ||||
| coventry | [kʰɤ́vənt͡ʃʰɹəj] | west midlands | |||||
| darmstadt | dammstadt | [dɑ́mʃtɑt] | hessisch | ||||
| delft | delft | [dɛ́ləf] | hollands | ||||
| den haag | den haag | [dɛnɦáːχ] | hollands | ||||
| derby | [dɜ́ːbəj] | east midlands | |||||
| deventer | dèmpter | [dǽmptər] | westfäölsk | ||||
| dordrecht | dordt | [dɔ́ɹt] | hollands | ||||
| dortmund | düörpm | [dýːœɐ̯pm̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| dresden | dräsdn | [dʕɛ́sdn̩] | obersächsisch | ||||
| duisburg | düsberg | [dýsbɐk] | kleverländisch | ||||
| düsseldorf | düsseldörp | [dʏ́səldœʀp] | kleverländisch | ||||
| ede | ee | [ʔéːʔə] | hollands | ||||
| edinburgh | [ɛ́dɪnbʌɾə] | scot͡s | |||||
| eindhoven | áindoove | [ʔájndoːvə] | brabants | ||||
| emmen | emmen | [ʔɛ́mən] | westfäölsk | ||||
| enschede | eanske | [ʔɛ́ːnskə] | westfäölsk | ||||
| erfurt | erfort | [ʔérfɔrt] | thüringisch | ||||
| erlangen | erlang | [ʔɛ́rlaŋ] | fränggisch | ||||
| essen | essen | [ʔɛ́sn̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| frankfurt | frangford | [fʁɑ́ŋfɔɐ̯t] | hessisch | ||||
| freiburg | friburg | [fríbʊrk] | oberrhiinalemannisch | ||||
| fürth | färdd | [fɛ́rt] | fränggisch | ||||
| gelsenkirchen | gelsenkiärken | [ɡɛ̀lznkjɛ́rçn̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| gent | gent | [ɣɛ́nt] | vlaams | ||||
| glasgow | glesga | [ɡléskə] | scot͡s | ||||
| göttingen | chöttingen | [xœ́tʰɪŋən] | ostfälsch | ||||
| graz | graz | [ɡrɐ́t͡s] | siidboarisch | ||||
| groningen | grins | [ɡríns] | frysk | ||||
| gütersloh | gütsel | [ɡýːt͡sl̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| haarlem | haarlem | [ɦáːɹlɛm] | hollands | ||||
| haarlemmermeer | haarlemmermeer | [ɦàːɹlɛmə́ɹmeːɹ] | hollands | ||||
| hagen | hagen | [háɡŋ̍] | westfäölsk | ||||
| halle | halle | [hálə] | obersächsisch | ||||
| hamburg | hamborg | [hámbɔːç] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| hamm | hamm | [hám] | westfäölsk | ||||
| hannover | hannober | [hanóːbɐ] | ostfälsch | ||||
| heidelberg | heidlberg | [hájdlbɛʁk] | pälzisch | ||||
| heilbronn | haalbrunn | [háːlbrun] | südfränkisch | ||||
| herne | herne | [hɛ́rnə] | westfäölsk | ||||
| hildesheim | hilmessen | [hɪ́lmɛn̩] | ostfälsch | ||||
| hull | [ʔʊ́l] | yorkshire | |||||
| ingolstadt | inglstod | [ʔɪ́ŋl̩ʃtɔːt] | middlboarisch | ||||
| innsbruck | innschpruckh | [ʔɪ́nʃprʊk͡x] | siidboarisch | ||||
| jena | jene | [jéːnə] | thüringisch | ||||
| karlsruhe | kallsruh | [kʰálsruː] | südfränkisch | ||||
| kassel | kassl | [kʰɑ́sl̩] | hessisch | ||||
| kiel | kiel | [kʰíːl] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| klagenfurt | klognfuat | [kʰlóɡŋ̍fwɐt] | siidboarisch | ||||
| koblenz | kowelenz | [kʰóːvəlɛnt͡s] | muselfränkesch | ||||
| köln | kölle | [kʰœ̂lə] | ripuarisch | ||||
| königsberg | keenigsbarch | [kʰéːnɪksbarç] | neddderprüüssch | ||||
| köslin | köslin | [kʰœ́sliːn] | oostpommersch | ||||
| krefeld | krieëvel | [kʰʀiə́vəl] | limburgs | ||||
| landsberg | landsberg | [lánt͡sbɛʁk] | oostpommersch | ||||
| leeds | [lɪ́jd͡z] | yorkshire | |||||
| leeuwarden | ljouwert | [ljɔ́wt] | frysk | ||||
| leicester | [lɛ́stə] | east midlands | |||||
| leiden | leiû | [lɛ́jyː] | hollands | ||||
| leipzig | leibz'sch | [lájpt͡sʃ] | obersächsisch | ||||
| leuven | leives | [lɛ́jvəs] | brabants | ||||
| leverkusen | leverkuuse | [léːvəʁkʰùːsə] | bergisch | ||||
| linz | linz | [lɪ́nt͡s] | middlboarisch | ||||
| liverpool | [lɪ́vəpʰʉːɫ] | scouse | |||||
| london | [lándn̩] | cockney | |||||
| lübeck | lübeek | [lýːbeːk] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| ludwigshafen | ludwichshafe | [lúːtvɪçshàːfə] | pälzisch | ||||
| luton | [lʉ́wtʰn̩] | cockney | |||||
| luxembourg | lëtzebuerg | [lə́t͡səbwəɕ] | muselfränkesch | ||||
| maastricht | mestreech | [məstʀéːx] | limburgs | ||||
| magdeburg | meideborg | [májdebɔɐ̯x] | ostfälsch | ||||
| mainz | meenz | [méːnt͡s] | hessisch | ||||
| manchester | [mánt͡ʃʰɪstʰɒ] | manchester | |||||
| mannheim | mannem | [mánəm] | pälzisch | ||||
| middlesbrough | [mɪ́dəlzbɾə] | yorkshire | |||||
| moers | meurs | [mɔ́jʀs] | kleverländisch | ||||
| mönchengladbach | jlabbach | [jəlɑ́bɑx] | limburgs | ||||
| mülhausen | mìlhüsa | [mɪlhýːsa] | oberrhiinalemannisch | ||||
| mülheim | mölm | [mœ́ːlm] | bergisch | ||||
| münchen | minga | [mɪ́ŋɐ] | middlboarisch | ||||
| münster | mönster | [mœ́nstɐ] | westfäölsk | ||||
| neuss | nüss | [nʏ́s] | limburgs | ||||
| newcastle | [njɵ́wkʰɒːsl̩] | geordie | |||||
| newport | [nɪ́wpʰʌ̈ːɹt] | cardiff | |||||
| nijmegen | nimwèège | [nɪ́mβɛːçə] | kleverländisch | ||||
| nottingham | [nɒ́tʰɪŋəm] | east midlands | |||||
| nürnberg | nämberch | [nɛ́mbɛrç] | fränggisch | ||||
| oberhausen | owerhuusen | [ʔóːvɐhuːsn̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| offenbach | offebach | [ʔɔ́fəbɑχ] | hessisch | ||||
| oldenburg | ollnborg | [ʔɔ́lnbɔrk] | noordneddersassisch | ||||
| osnabrück | ossenbrügge | [ʔɔ̀snbrʏ́ɡə] | westfäölsk | ||||
| paderborn | patterbuorn | [pʰátʰɐbwɔrn] | westfäölsk | ||||
| pforzheim | pforze | [pfɔ́ʁt͡sə] | schwäbisch | ||||
| potsdam | potsdam | [pʰɔ́t͡sdam] | märkisch | ||||
| preston | [pʰɾɛ́stʰn̩] | lancashire | |||||
| reading | [ɻɛ́dɪn] | berkshire | |||||
| recklinghausen | riäkelhusen | [rjɛ̀kʰlhúːsn̩] | westfäölsk | ||||
| regensburg | rengschburg | [réŋʃbʊrk] | noadboarisch | ||||
| remscheid | remscheid | [ʁɛ́mʃajt] | ripuarisch | ||||
| reutlingen | reitlenga | [ʁə́jtleŋa] | schwäbisch | ||||
| rostock | rostock | [rɔ́stʰɔk] | mękelborgsch | ||||
| rotterdam | rotterdam | [rɔ̀təɹdɑ́m] | hollands | ||||
| saarbrücken | saarbrigge | [zaːbʁɪ́ɡə] | pälzisch | ||||
| salzburg | soizbuag | [sɔ́jt͡sbwɐk] | middlboarisch | ||||
| salzgitter | soltgitter | [zɔ́ltɡɪtʰɐ] | ostfälsch | ||||
| sheffield | [ʃɛ́fɪjəɫd] | yorkshire | |||||
| s-hertogenbosch | den bosch | [dəmbɔ́s] | brabants | ||||
| siegen | seeje | [zéːjə] | muselfränkesch | ||||
| solingen | solich | [zóːlɪç] | limburgs | ||||
| southampton | [sæɥfǽmtʰn̩] | cockney | |||||
| southend | [sæwfén] | cockney | |||||
| stettin | stettin | [ʃtɛ́tʰiːn] | oostpommersch | ||||
| straßburg | strossburi | [ʃtɾóːsburi] | oberrhiinalemannisch | ||||
| stroke | [stɐ́wk] | west midlands | |||||
| stuttgart | schduagert | [ʃdwáɡɛʕt] | schwäbisch | ||||
| sunderland | [sʊ̞́ndɔːlɐnd] | geordie | |||||
| swansea | [swɒ́nziː] | port talbot | |||||
| tilburg | tilburg | [tɪ́lbʏrç] | brabants | ||||
| trier | tréier | [tʰʀɜ́jɐ] | muselfränkesch | ||||
| ulm | ulm | [ʔúlm] | schwäbisch | ||||
| utrecht | utreg | [ʔýtʁɛχ] | hollands | ||||
| venlo | venlo | [vɛ́nloː] | limburgs | ||||
| westland | westland | [ʋɛ́stlɑnt] | hollands | ||||
| wien | wean | [vɛ́ɐ̯n] | middlboarisch | ||||
| wiesbaden | wiesbade | [víːsbaːdə] | hessisch | ||||
| winterthur | wintertuur | [ʋɪ́ntərtuːr] | hochalemannisch | ||||
| wolfsburg | wulfsborg | [vʊ́lfsbɔɐ̯x] | ostfälsch | ||||
| wuppertal | wupperdaal | [vʊ́pʰɐdaːl] | bergisch | ||||
| würzburg | wörtzburch | [vǿrt͡sburç] | fränggisch | ||||
| zaanstad | zaanstad | [záːnstɑt] | hollands | ||||
| zoetermeer | zoetermeer | [zùtərméːɹ] | hollands | ||||
| zürich | züri | [t͡sýri] | hochalemannisch | ||||
| zwolle | zwolle | [zʋɔ́lə] | westfäölsk |