Which to use
“Ullrich” and “Ulrich” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,540
- “Ullrich” frequency rank
- #3,085
- “Ulrich” frequency rank
- 25625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ullrich | Ulrich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname, Familienname | männlicher Vorname |
Same sound, different letters: Ullrich vs Ulrich
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. Ullrich runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against Ulrich's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: Ullrich vs Ulrich
This is the hard kind. Ullrich and Ulrich are pronounced identically ([ˈʊlʁɪç]) and both work as aname. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ullrich is recorded at frequency rank #22,540, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈʊlʁɪç]. Ulrich is at rank #3,085, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʊlʁɪç].
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 25625, this pair ranks #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ullrich vs Ulrich
Shared letters: chilru. Private to "Ullrich": -. Private to "Ulrich": -.
"Ullrich" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Ulrich" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ullrich" for "Ulrich" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Ullrich" or "Ulrich" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "Ullrich" / "Ulrich". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ullrich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ulrich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ullrich" and "Ulrich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "üblich vs Ullrich". 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 #1,830,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.