uchvsUkeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: uch is a num, Uke is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“uch” is a num and “Uke” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,635
“uch” frequency rank
#44,987
“Uke” frequency rank
90622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature uch Uke
Definition Kardinalzahl zwischen zwei und vier; drei im Judo die Person, die geworfen wird beziehungsweise an der die Technik ausgeführt wird

Letter map: uch vs Uke

Shared letters muted; letters that set uch and Uke apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. uch (VCC) and Uke (VCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
uch
3 ch
Uke

Part-of-speech tell for uch / Uke

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: uch is anum and Ukeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

uch is recorded at frequency rank #45,635, classified as anum, pronounced [ut͡ʃ]. Uke is at rank #44,987, tagged as anoun, 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 90622, this pair ranks #45,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of uch vs Uke

Shared letters: u. Private to "uch": ch. Private to "Uke": ek.

"uch" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "Uke" · 3 letters · shape VCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "uch" and "Uke" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "uch" is a num and "Uke" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "uch" or "Uke"?
"Uke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,987 in our German list, against #45,635 for "uch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "uch" and "Uke". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "uch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Uke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "uch" and "Uke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Uke". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list