Is German or French more similar to English?

By linguist criteria English is more similar to German, both belong in the West Germanic languages and its vocabulary has been influenced by other Germanic languages as well.

Is German more important than French?

At a global level, many more people speak French than German. I’ve read many articles and posts that claim German is more widely spoken than French. This is true in Europe, but not globally. In Europe there are about 100 million native German speakers and ~80 million French speakers.

Which European country is the least religious?

The countries with the most people reporting no belief in any sort of spirit, god, or life force are France (40\%), Czech Republic (37\%), Sweden (34\%), Netherlands (30\%), Estonia (29\%), Germany (27\%), Belgium (27\%) and Slovenia (26\%).

Is the French language more useful than German?

The usefulness will depend on your interests of course, but in numbers the usefulness of French is often overstated. French is spoken in more countries (True), but German has more native speakers. Furthermore, German is spoken where it counts, economically, since the combined GDP of German far exceeds French.

What is the most widely used language in Europe?

The Most Widely Used Languages in Europe. Russian is the most commonly spoken language in Europe, followed by German and French.

Why is German so popular in Eastern Europe?

German is also a gateway language to Eastern Europe. Many Hungarians, Croatians, Russians and Czechs are more comfortable in German than in English (at the very least, it helps to speak both German and English).

Why is the German language easy to learn?

The words are almost the same. This is because German has based its language from Latin, which was also the origin of English. Thus, German is nothing but a cousin of English, which makes this language easy. However, the difficultly in this language lies inside the conjuring up of sentences.