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Croatian vs Czech
Croatian and Czech sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Latin group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Croatian has ć and đ but never Czech's ř, ě or ů.
Side by side
Croatian
Sva ljudska bića rađaju se slobodna i jednaka.
Bok! Doći ću sutra navečer, može?
Tko rano rani, dvije sreće grabi.
Croatian's own tells
- Uses ć and the crossed đ alongside č/ž — but no Polish ł/ą or Czech ř/ů.
- The acute ć is the tell for Croatian (or Bosnian/Serbian Latin); Slovene never uses it.
On signs in:
- Croatia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech
Všichni lidé rodí se svobodní a sobě rovní co do důstojnosti.
Ahoj, jak se máš? Děkuji, dobře.
Kdo šetří, má za tři.
Czech's own tells
- Háčeks everywhere (š, ě, ř) — and ř plus ů (ring) are uniquely Czech.
On signs in:
- Czech Republic