[ˈnʉu]

/[ˈnʉu]/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
2
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nun, jetzt, schon (Zeit(punkt)); gegenwärtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-nu · nú · German

nú · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-SHORT 2 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 nú
PropertyValue
Headword
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈnʉu]
Letters2
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „nú“ im Deutschen

sitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈnʉu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nun, jetzt, schon (Zeit(punkt)); gegenwärtig".

nú doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is , spelled N-Ú.

Definition

  1. 1
    nun, jetzt, schon (Zeit(punkt)); gegenwärtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bussurin fer nú.
  2. Kom nú avstað!

This word in other languages

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 "nú"?
"nú" is spelled N-Ú. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʉu].
What does "nú" mean?
As an adverb, "nú" means: nun, jetzt, schon (Zeit(punkt)); gegenwärtig
How do you pronounce "nú"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nú" is [ˈnʉu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nú" come from?
"nú" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list