u.

abbrev

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The verdict

“u.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. 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) - und

Corpus desk

Index DE-u · u. · German

u. · 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 "U" 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 u.
PropertyValue
Headwordu.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “u.” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

u.liegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

u. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

u. doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is u., spelled U-..

Definition

  1. 1
    und
  2. 2
    unpaginiert
  3. 3
    unten, unterer, untere, unteres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Max u. Moritz
  2. Akte XXXII/00, u. Seiten

Synonyms

&+o. S.unt.

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 "u."?
"u." is spelled U-..
What does "u." mean?
As an abbreviation, "u." means: und
What language does "u." come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list