| Diacritic | Definition | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| acute accent (´) | A coffee shop or diner | café | 92%
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| acute / grave | The feeling that one has lived through the present situation before | déjà vu | 89%
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| acute accent (´) | A woman's family name at birth | née | 81%
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| acute accent (´) | Document that presents one's background and accomplishments | résumé | 81%
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| acute accent (´) | To cook with a small amount oil or fat over high heat | sauté | 81%
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| umlaut (¨) | "Over" or "above" | über | 81%
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| umlaut (¨) | A supernatural double of a living person | doppelgänger | 78%
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| cedilla (¸) | The front part or exterior of a building | façade | 76%
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| tilde (˜) | Decorated container, filled with candy, broken in a celebration | piñata | 76%
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| tilde (˜) | Medium-sized chile pepper of the species Capsicum annuum | jalapeño | 73%
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| acute accent (´) | Exclamation declaring contact in fencing | touché | 73%
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| circumflex (ˆ) | A manor house or fine country house of nobility | château | 70%
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| acute accent (´) | Element so overused it has lost its effect or become irritating | cliché | 59%
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| acute accent (´) | Overthrow of government (a "stroke of state") | coup d’état | 57%
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| macron (¯) | Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand | Māori | 57%
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| diaeresis (¨) | Describes someone with a lack of experience or sophistication | naïve | 57%
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| diaeresis (¨) | Like Charlotte, Emily, and Anne | Brontë | 54%
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| acute accent (´) | Like Zellweger | Renée | 54%
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| acute accent (´) | Savory or sweet baked egg-based dish | soufflé | 54%
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| diaeresis (¨) | Another name for Christmas, or perhaps a given name | Noël | 51%
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| acute accent (´) | Greek iced coffee drink that can be similar to a milkshake | frappé | 46%
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| caron (ˇ) | Czech automobile manufacturer, subsidiary of Volkswagen | Škoda | 46%
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| circumflex (ˆ) | Country located on the south coast of West Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | 41%
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| macron (¯) | "Drifter" who is a samurai without a master | rōnin | 41%
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| grave accent (`) | Face-to-face (in comparison with) | vis-à-vis | 41%
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| acute accent (´) | Like Knowles-Carter | Beyoncé | 38%
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| umlaut (¨) | European city among the world's largest financial centres | Zürich | 38%
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| diaeresis (¨) | Female first name of Greek origin, meaning "life" | Zoë | 35%
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| diaeresis (¨) | Female name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek (e.g. Sevigny) | Chloë | 30%
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| umlaut (¨) | Unit of measurement for exposure to radiation | röntgen | 30%
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