KindlevsultraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Kindle is a name, ultra is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Kindle” is a name and “ultra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,132
“Kindle” frequency rank
#8,146
“ultra” frequency rank
23278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kindle ultra
Definition deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Kindle and ultra apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Kindle
5 ch
ultra

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Kindle is aname and ultraanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kindle is recorded at frequency rank #15,132, classified as aname, pronounced […]. ultra is at rank #8,146, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23278, this pair ranks #1,863,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kindle vs ultra

Shared letters: l. Private to "Kindle": deikn. Private to "ultra": artu.

"Kindle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kindleikndle · kidnle · kinddle · kindel · kindlle · kinlde · kinndle · kkindle
  • ultralutra · ulltra · ulrta · ultar · ultrra · ulttra · utlra

Frequency comparison

Kindle#15,132
ultra#8,146

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Kindle" and "ultra" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Kindle" is a name and "ultra" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Kindle" or "ultra"?
"ultra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,146 in our German list, against #15,132 for "Kindle". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Kindle vs ultra

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Kindle”; for an adverb, it's “ultra”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Kindle” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list