Which to use
“Uke” and “Unze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,987
- “Uke” frequency rank
- #47,803
- “Unze” frequency rank
- 92790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Uke | Unze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Judo die Person, die geworfen wird beziehungsweise an der die Technik ausgeführt wird | Gewichtseinheit von etwa 30 Gramm |
Letter map: Uke vs Unze
Shared letters muted; letters that set Uke and Unze apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Uke runs 3 letters (VCV) against Unze's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Uke / Unze
Uke and Unze are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Uke is recorded at frequency rank #44,987, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Unze is at rank #47,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊnt͡sə].
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 92790, this pair ranks #27,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Uke vs Unze
Shared letters: eu. Private to "Uke": k. Private to "Unze": nz.
"Uke" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "Unze" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Unze ← nuze · unez · unnze · unzze · uzne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Uke" and "Unze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Uke" vs "Unze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Uke" vs "Unze" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Uke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,259 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Uke" and "Unze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unze vs Unzen". 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 #27,259 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.