Which to use
“ugly” is an adjective and “ulli” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,317
- “ugly” frequency rank
- #32,322
- “ulli” frequency rank
- 81639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ugly | ulli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unangenehm für das Auge; nicht ästhetisch ansprechend | Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens ullus |
Letter map: ugly vs ulli
Shared letters muted; letters that set ugly and ulli apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ugly 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: ugly vs ulli
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ugly is anadjective and ullianunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ugly is recorded at frequency rank #49,317, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʌɡli]. 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 81639, this pair ranks #171,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ugly vs ulli
Shared letters: lu. Private to "ugly": gy. Private to "ulli": i.
"ugly" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ulli" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ugly" and "ulli" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ugly" or "ulli"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ugly" 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 #171,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ugly" 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 #171,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.