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Normalnull

German, noun/nɔrˈmaːlnʊl/

Normalnull is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-N-U-L-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 182,294th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Normalnull is a German neuter noun meaning “The mean altitude of sea level; mean sea level” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nullniveau des amtlichen Höhenbezugssystems (für Gebiete innerhalb Deutschlands)”.

What does Normalnull mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterThe mean altitude of sea level; mean sea level.

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Nullniveau des amtlichen Höhenbezugssystems (für Gebiete innerhalb Deutschlands)

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Normalnull

  • Normalnulls genitive
  • Normal-Null alternative
  • NN abbreviation
  • N. N. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Normalnull?

  • /nɔrˈmaːlnʊl/
  • [nɔʁˈmaːlˌnʊl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Normalnull in German?

Normalnull appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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