# üble vs uncle

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### üble
*adjective · IPA [ˈyːblə] · frequency rank #16,070*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übel

### uncle
*noun · IPA [ʌŋkl] · frequency rank #45,644*
Onkel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/uble-vs-uncle