Which to use
“malu” and “ultra” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,130
- “malu” frequency rank
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- 54276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malu | ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erst, erst einmal | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter |
Letter map: malu vs ultra
Shared letters muted; letters that set malu and ultra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. malu runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ultra's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on malu vs ultra
malu and ultra are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malu is recorded at frequency rank #46,130, classified as anadv, 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 54276, this pair ranks #1,025,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malu vs ultra
Shared letters: alu. Private to "malu": m. Private to "ultra": rt.
"malu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "malu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ultra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,025,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malu" and "ultra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malu vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,025,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.