Uboot

[ˈuːboːt]

/[ˈuːboːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Uboot” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,240 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,240
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kurzform für Unterseeboot

Key facts for Uboot
PropertyValue
HeadwordUboot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːboːt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Uboot” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Uboot lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Uboot is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈuːboːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,240 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kurzform für Unterseeboot".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Uboot, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Uboot, spelled U-B-O-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzform für Unterseeboot

Synonyms

Unterseeboot

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Uboot"?
"Uboot" is spelled U-B-O-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːboːt].
What does "Uboot" mean?
As a noun, "Uboot" means: Kurzform für Unterseeboot
How do you pronounce "Uboot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uboot" is [ˈuːboːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uboot" come from?
"Uboot" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Uboot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-B-O-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈuːboːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list