Uhu

[ˈuːhu]

/[ˈuːhu]/ noun

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The verdict

“Uhu” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #38,464) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#38,464
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte, in der Dämmerung jagende Eule, speziell der Eurasische Uhu , mit auffälligen Federohren, orangeroten Augen und dunkelbraun geflecktem Gefieder, die in waldigen Vorgebirgen lebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-uhu · Uhu · German

Uhu · rank #38,464 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,464
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uhrzeigersinn

Nearest frequency peer: Uhrzeigersinn (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Uhu“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Uhu“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Uhu vs um
0% similar
Uhu vs us
0% similar
Uhu vs up
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Uhu
PropertyValue
HeadwordUhu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːhu]
Letters3
Frequency rank#38,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Uhu“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Uhuliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Uhrzeigersinn“ (#38,463), „Umfragewerte“ (#38,465), „tätowieren“ (#38,462). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Uhu“ bei #38,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Uhu is neighbouring look-alikes ("um", "us", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈuːhu]. Frequency #38,464 among 2,159 “U” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Uhu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "um", "us", "up", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Uhu, spelled U-H-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    größte, in der Dämmerung jagende Eule, speziell der Eurasische Uhu , mit auffälligen Federohren, orangeroten Augen und dunkelbraun geflecktem Gefieder, die in waldigen Vorgebirgen lebt
  2. 2
    Universalkleber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Uhu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Uhu ist Vogel des Jahres 2005.
  2. „Draußen aber heulte der Uhu sein monotones, schauriges Morgenlied, ein paar Wölfe antworteten aus weiter Ferne, und ein mattes Licht, das von dem östlichen Himmel ausging, kündeten den nahenden Morgen.“

Synonyms

GroßherzogBubo buboAlleskleberKleber

This word in other languages

eagle-owl(English)grand-duc(Français)

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 "Uhu"?
"Uhu" is spelled U-H-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːhu].
What does "Uhu" mean?
As a noun, "Uhu" means: größte, in der Dämmerung jagende Eule, speziell der Eurasische Uhu , mit auffälligen Federohren, orangeroten Augen und dunkelbraun geflecktem Gefieder, die in waldigen Vorgebirgen lebt
What words are commonly confused with "Uhu"?
"Uhu" is commonly confused with "um", "us", "up". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Uhu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uhu" is [ˈuːhu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uhu" come from?
"Uhu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Uhu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

USK#38,479Tic#38,446RNA#38,371ASB#38,588

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list