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English has more words than those " around 500,000 words, compared to German’s 135,000" due to to it being the result of a merger of various different languages
by tim333 1y ago
English has more words than those " around 500,000 words, compared to German’s 135,000" due to to it being the result of a merger of various different languages (https://ititranslates.com/which-language-is-richest-in-words/ https://ititranslates.com/which-language-is-richest-in-words...) So there's more stuff if you are into that sort of thing.
- tralarpa 1y agoSources generally seen as authoritative (Duden, Wahrig etc.) estimate that the German everyday language has between 250,000 and 500,000 words (depending how you count), without counting technical terms.
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