Which to use
“ultra” is an adverb and “wenns” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- #5,445
- “wenns” frequency rank
- 13591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ultra | wenns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter | wenn es |
Letter map: ultra vs wenns
Shared letters muted; letters that set ultra and wenns apart highlighted. No shared letter run. ultra (VCCCV) and wenns (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: ultra vs wenns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ultra is anadverb and wennsanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ultra is recorded at frequency rank #8,146, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. wenns is at rank #5,445, tagged as anabbrev, 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 13591, this pair ranks #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ultra vs wenns
Shared letters: none. Private to "ultra": alrtu. Private to "wenns": ensw.
"ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "wenns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ultra" and "wenns" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ultra" or "wenns" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ultra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wenns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ultra" and "wenns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ultra". 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 #1,956,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.