Ukas
[ˈuːkas]
The verdict
“Ukas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verordnung, Anweisung, Erlass, Befehl
Corpus desk
Index DE-ukas · Ukas · German
Ukas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ukas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːkas] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ukas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ukas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːkas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ukas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ukas, spelled U-K-A-S.
Definition
- 1Verordnung, Anweisung, Erlass, Befehl
- 2Erlass des (russischen) Zaren bzw. allgemeiner Obrigkeiten in Russland und der Sowjetunion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ukas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am nächsten Tag wurde der Ukas öffentlich ausgehängt.
„Nach einem weiteren Fall 1816 in Hrodna verbot Zar Alexander I. mit einem Ukas am 6. März 1817, Juden künftig ohne hinreichende Indizien und nur wegen der abergläubischen Ritualmordlegende anzuklagen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.