Which to use
“Ulf” is a name and “us” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,408
- “Ulf” frequency rank
- #438
- “us” frequency rank
- 18846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ulf | us |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | uns |
Letter map: Ulf vs us
Shared letters muted; letters that set Ulf and us apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - Ulf and us
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Ulf is aname and usapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ulf is recorded at frequency rank #18,408, classified as aname, pronounced […]. us is at rank #438, tagged as apron, pronounced [ʌs].
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 18846, this pair ranks #1,914,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ulf vs us
Shared letters: u. Private to "Ulf": fl. Private to "us": s.
"Ulf" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "us" · 2 letters · shape VC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ulf" for "us" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ulf" vs "us" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Ulf" and "us".
- Full dictionary entry for "Ulf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "us" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ulf" and "us" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Ulf". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,914,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.