v. u. Z.
The verdict
“v. 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) - „vor unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch vor der Geburt Christi
Corpus desk
Index DE-v-u-z · v. u. Z. · German
v. 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 "V" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | v. u. Z. |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „v. u. Z.“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
v. u. Z. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "„vor unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch vor der Geburt Christi".
v. u. Z. has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is v. u. Z., spelled V-.- -U-.- -Z-..
Definition
- 1„vor unserer Zeitrechnung“, faktisch vor der Geburt Christi
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how v. u. Z. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1548 v. u. Z. war ein kalter Winter – das berichten alte Quellen.
Synonyms
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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.