Meaning & use

ü

noun·Advanced

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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