An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Germans are famous for using long words used to describe hyper-specific, complex sentiments. For instance, the 26-letter word ...

Learning German vocabulary isn’t about memorizing endless lists—it’s about using proven techniques that make words stick. From thematic grouping and sentence-based learning to spaced repetition, ...

There is a long list of long German words. Sometimes, they even show up in the real world. The longest word in the German language—the 63-letter-long ...

In an essay describing the loathing that Ted Cruz’s face seems to inspire, the neurologist Richard Cytowic resorts to the German colloquial expression Backpfeifengesicht. It’s a combination of two ...