umlaut
noun
a diacritic (¨) used over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, especially as so used in German.
umlauts
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pluralof umlaut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But as he hurled his partner high above the ice, he was thrown off balance by grammar and umlauts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The Reuters wire service was unable to operate in Germany until 1881 because umlauts couldn’t be transmitted in Morse code.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2018
Not the tune itself, so much—John Legend’s marble-mouthed way of making all vowels partial umlauts turned the anthem into an accidental art song.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 3, 2016
He became besties with Diplo and Skrillex — together “Jack Ü” — and they made an excellent song together, “Where Are Ü Now,” irksome umlauts notwithstanding.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
Written Astrolinguish was awash in diacritical marks, with lots of umlauts, accents, and tildes.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
