Which to use
“üble” is an adjective and “ulli” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,070
- “üble” frequency rank
- #32,322
- “ulli” frequency rank
- 48392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | üble | ulli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übel | Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens ullus |
Letter map: üble vs ulli
Shared letters muted; letters that set üble and ulli apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. üble and ulli follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: üble vs ulli
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: üble is anadjective and ullianunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
üble is recorded at frequency rank #16,070, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːblə]. 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 48392, this pair ranks #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of üble vs ulli
Shared letters: l. Private to "üble": beü. Private to "ulli": iu.
"üble" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ulli" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ulli ← luli · uli · ulil
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "üble" for "ulli" ever safe?
Frequency check: "üble" vs "ulli" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "üble" and "ulli". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "üble" 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 #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "üble" 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 #1,250,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.