# Ulm vs UV

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ulm
*name · IPA [ʊlm] · frequency rank #4,742*
an der Donau gelegene Stadt in Baden-Württemberg

### UV
*abbrev · IPA [uːˈfaʊ̯] · frequency rank #12,613*
ultraviolett, Ultraviolett

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ulm-vs-uv