UkevsUrneConfusable pair

Which to use

“Uke” and “Urne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,987
“Uke” frequency rank
#18,739
“Urne” frequency rank
63726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Uke Urne
Definition im Judo die Person, die geworfen wird beziehungsweise an der die Technik ausgeführt wird Behältnis, in dem die Asche einer verbrannten Person aufbewahrt wird

Letter map: Uke vs Urne

Shared letters muted; letters that set Uke and Urne apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
Uke
4 ch
Urne

Pair insight - Uke / Urne

Uke and Urne 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 63726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Uke is recorded at frequency rank #44,987, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Urne is at rank #18,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊʁnə].

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 63726, this pair ranks #666,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Uke vs Urne

Shared letters: eu. Private to "Uke": k. Private to "Urne": nr.

"Uke" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "Urne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Urneunre · uren · urnne · urrne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Uke" and "Urne" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Uke" or "Urne"?
"Urne" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,739 in our German list, against #44,987 for "Uke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Uke" vs "Urne" 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 "Urne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #666,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Uke" and "Urne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Uke". 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 #666,489 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