Which to use
“rule” is a noun and “ulla” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,762
- “rule” frequency rank
- #24,155
- “ulla” frequency rank
- 55917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rule | ulla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Regel, Vorschrift | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Indefinitpronomens ullus |
Letter map: rule vs ulla
Shared letters muted; letters that set rule and ulla apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rule (CVCV) and ulla (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for rule / ulla
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rule is anoun and ullaanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rule is recorded at frequency rank #31,762, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ulla is at rank #24,155, 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 55917, this pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rule vs ulla
Shared letters: lu. Private to "rule": er. Private to "ulla": a.
"rule" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ulla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rule" for "ulla" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "rule" or "ulla" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rule" and "ulla".
- Full dictionary entry for "rule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ulla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rule" and "ulla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs rule". 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 #960,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.