The best replacement for german is french.

The best alternatives to german are rated as following:
★★★★★  french
★★★★  spanish
★★★  japanese cars
★★★  american rottweiler
★★★  dutch
★★  english
★★  other languages
★★  russian
★★  american culture
★★  french language
★  japanese
★  american rottweilers
★  japanese knives
★  roman chamomile
★  american german shepherd
★  american cars
★  italian
★  french easier
★  american cockroach
★  american boxer
★  swiss german
  swedish
  french bass bow
  low german
  german
  latin
  austrian
  american tanks
  french bow
  deutsch
  american boxers
  russian tanks
  shepherd
  baroque recorder
  mandarin
  american education
  english language
  spanish easier to learn
  russian language

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