Which to use
“ulla” and “ulli” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,155
- “ulla” frequency rank
- #32,322
- “ulli” frequency rank
- 56477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ulla | ulli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Indefinitpronomens ullus | Dativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens ullus |
Letter map: ulla vs ulli
Shared letters muted; letters that set ulla and ulli apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: ulla and ulli
ulla and ulli 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 a single letter - a in “ulla” becomes i in “ulli”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ulla is recorded at frequency rank #24,155, classified as anunknown, pronounced […]. 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 56477, this pair ranks #938,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ulla vs ulli
Shared letters: lu. Private to "ulla": a. Private to "ulli": i.
"ulla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ulli" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ulla" and "ulli" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ulla" vs "ulli" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "ulla" and "ulli". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ulla" 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 #938,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ulla" 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 #938,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.