n. u. Z.

Name: n. u. Z., German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

abbrev

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“n. u. Z.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - „nach unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch nach der Geburt Christus

Corpus desk

Index DE-n-u-z · n. u. Z. · German

n. u. Z. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-THIN "N" thin
PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for n. u. Z.
Property	Value
Headword	n. u. Z.
Language	German
Part of speech	Abbreviation
Letters	8
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „n. u. Z.“ im Deutschen

n. u. Z.schafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

n. u. Z. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„nach unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch nach der Geburt Christus".

No generated misspelling entries exist for n. u. Z. in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is n. u. Z., spelled N-.- -U-.- -Z-..

Definition

1
„nach unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch nach der Geburt Christus

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how n. u. Z. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Vincent van Gogh nahm sich im Jahre 1890 n. u. Z. das Leben.

Synonyms

n. Chr.n. C.n. Chr. Geb.n. Chr. G.u. Z.n. d. Z.n. d. g. Z.

Antonyms

v. Chr.v. Chr. Geb.v. Chr. G.v. u. Z.v. d. Z.v. d. g. Z.

This word in other languages

CE(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "n. u. Z."?

"n. u. Z." is spelled N-.- -U-.- -Z-..

What does "n. u. Z." mean?

As an abbreviation, "n. u. Z." means: „nach unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch nach der Geburt Christus

What language does "n. u. Z." come from?

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