Statistics for English Words (and Names) with Diacritics

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Diacritic	Definition	Answer	% Correct
acute accent (´)	A coffee shop or diner	café	91%
acute / grave	The feeling that one has lived through the present situation before	déjà vu	76%
acute accent (´)	Document that presents one's background and accomplishments	résumé	76%
acute accent (´)	A woman's family name at birth	née	73%
cedilla (¸)	The front part or exterior of a building	façade	71%
tilde (˜)	Medium-sized chile pepper of the species Capsicum annuum	jalapeño	69%
macron (¯)	Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand	Māori	69%
tilde (˜)	Decorated container, filled with candy, broken in a celebration	piñata	67%
acute accent (´)	To cook with a small amount oil or fat over high heat	sauté	67%
umlaut (¨)	"Over" or "above"	über	67%
acute accent (´)	Like Zellweger	Renée	64%
diaeresis (¨)	Like Charlotte, Emily, and Anne	Brontë	62%
diaeresis (¨)	Another name for Christmas, or perhaps a given name	Noël	60%
acute accent (´)	Like Knowles-Carter	Beyoncé	58%
circumflex (ˆ)	A manor house or fine country house of nobility	château	58%
acute accent (´)	Overthrow of government (a "stroke of state")	coup d’état	56%
diaeresis (¨)	Describes someone with a lack of experience or sophistication	naïve	51%
acute accent (´)	Element so overused it has lost its effect or become irritating	cliché	49%
acute accent (´)	Greek iced coffee drink that can be similar to a milkshake	frappé	47%
umlaut (¨)	European city among the world's largest financial centres	Zürich	47%
caron (ˇ)	Czech automobile manufacturer, subsidiary of Volkswagen	Škoda	44%
acute accent (´)	Savory or sweet baked egg-based dish	soufflé	42%
circumflex (ˆ)	Country located on the south coast of West Africa	Côte d'Ivoire	40%
diaeresis (¨)	Female name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek (e.g. Sevigny)	Chloë	36%
grave accent (`)	Face-to-face (in comparison with)	vis-à-vis	31%
diaeresis (¨)	Female first name of Greek origin, meaning "life"	Zoë	29%
umlaut (¨)	Unit of measurement for exposure to radiation	röntgen	16%