Which to use
“marks” is a verb and “ulli” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #32,322
- “ulli” frequency rank
- 57552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | ulli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens ullus |
Letter map: marks vs ulli
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and ulli apart highlighted. No shared letter run. marks runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against ulli's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - marks and ulli
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marks is averb and ullianunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ulli is at rank #32,322, tagged as anunknown, 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 57552, this pair ranks #897,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs ulli
Shared letters: none. Private to "marks": akmrs. Private to "ulli": ilu.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "ulli" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marks" and "ulli" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "ulli" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "marks" and "ulli".
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ulli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "ulli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ulli". 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 #897,050 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.