# UKW vs Ulf

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### UKW
*abbrev · IPA [uːkaˈveː] · frequency rank #28,432*
Abkürzung für Ultrakurzwelle

### Ulf
*name · IPA […] · frequency rank #18,408*
männlicher Vorname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ukw-vs-ulf