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 May 6, 2026) - Verordnung, Anweisung, Erlass, Befehl
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ukas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈuːkas] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ukas” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “Ukas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-K-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈuːkas] (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.