ui
[ʊɪ̯]
The verdict
“ui” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,713 in German word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #13,713
- frequency rank, German
- 2
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ausdruck des Bestaunens
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ui |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ʊɪ̯] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #13,713 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ui” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ui is 2 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʊɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,713 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ausdruck des Bestaunens".
ui has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "um", "us", "up", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ui, spelled U-I.
Definition
- 1Ausdruck des Bestaunens
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.
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Using “ui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʊɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “um” - see the side-by-side comparison. ui vs um
- 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.