Statistics for German Loan Words

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Definition	Word	% Correct
Preschool for children aged 4-6	Kindergarten	96%
A person's double or look-alike	Doppelgänger	85%
Hitler's job title	Führer	82%
"Lightning war"	Blitzkrieg	81%
Fermented cabbage	Sauerkraut	72%
A strong urge to travel	{Wander}lust	69%
Child prodigy	{Wunder}kind	69%
What you say when someone sneezes	Gesundheit	67%
Mischievous, noisy type of ghost	Poltergeist	67%
The dots above this ü	Umlaut	64%
Dog breed called a "wiener dog"	Dachshund	63%
Large beer mug. In German, it just means "stone".	Stein	63%
German for above. Example: Deutschland ____ alles. In English slang, it means "very".	Über	63%
The spirit of the times, literally "time ghost"	Zeitgeist	60%
Breaded veal cutlet	Schnitzel	53%
Forbidden	Verboten	52%
Pleasure from the misfortune of others	Schadenfreude	47%
Politics based on pragmatism, not idealism	{Real}politik	43%
Musical instrument similar to a xylophone	Glockenspiel	41%
A recurring musical theme associated with a particular character or thing	{Leit}motif	33%