Top Hardest Languages to Learn in the World

Ranked by the community. Based on 20 votes and counting.

Published Last updated Someone just votedBasque > Sanskrit

TOP 3

V
01

Vietnamese

100% WR2 matches
1519
B
02

Basque

1519
75% WR4 matches
F
03

Finnish

1511
100% WR1 matches

The Ranking

04
J

Japanese

Win Rate: 100%
|Samples: 1
1510
Elo Score
05
R

Russian

Win Rate: 100%
|Samples: 1
1510
Elo Score
06
G

Greek

Win Rate: 100%
|Samples: 1
1509
Elo Score
07
N

Navajo

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 2
1501
Elo Score
08
A

Arabic

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 2
1500
Elo Score
09
X

Xhosa

Win Rate: 0%
|Samples: 0
1500
Elo Score
10
G

German

Win Rate: 0%
|Samples: 0
1500
Elo Score
11
C

Czech

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 2
1499
Elo Score
12
C

Cantonese

Win Rate: 50%
|Samples: 4
1497
Elo Score
13
P

Polish

Win Rate: 40%
|Samples: 5
1494
Elo Score
14
I

Icelandic

Win Rate: 0%
|Samples: 1
1492
Elo Score
15
K

Korean

Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 3
1492
Elo Score
16
M

Mandarin Chinese

Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 3
1491
Elo Score
17
H

Hungarian

Win Rate: 0%
|Samples: 1
1490
Elo Score
18
G

Georgian

Win Rate: 0%
|Samples: 1
1489
Elo Score
19
S

Sanskrit

Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 3
1489
Elo Score
20
T

Thai

Win Rate: 33%
|Samples: 3
1488
Elo Score

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Matchup

Polish vs Cantonese

Votes

3

Upset Rate

33%

Matchup

Mandarin Chinese vs Arabic

Votes

1

Upset Rate

0%

Matchup

Korean vs Basque

Votes

1

Upset Rate

100%

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Mandarin Chinese vs Thai

Votes

1

Upset Rate

100%

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Finnish vs Cantonese

Votes

1

Upset Rate

100%

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