Meaning & use
ü
The letter u marked with two dots above it, called an umlaut or diaeresis, used in German and other languages.
See it in a sentence
The German word "über," meaning over or above, contains a u with two dots, written ü.
In French, the two dots over a letter like ü show that a vowel is pronounced separately.
A note on using this word
The two dots are called an umlaut in German, where they change the vowel sound, or a diaeresis in other languages, where they show separate pronunciation.
Words with a similar meaning
u umlaut
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