Ukulele
[ukuˈleːlə]
The verdict
“Ukulele” is uncommon German (frequency #52,504 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,504
- frequency rank, German
- 2,159
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Zupfinstrument, das an eine kleine Gitarre erinnert
Corpus desk
Index DE-ukulele · Ukulele · German
Ukulele · rank #52,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,504
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,159
- PHOTO-FINISH Umfelds
Nearest frequency peer: Umfelds (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ukulele“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- trekking
trekking
47,500 corpus weight
- Tucson
Tucson
47,499 corpus weight
- Ukulele
Ukulele
47,497 corpus weight
- Umfelds
Umfelds
47,496 corpus weight
- Umstellungen
Umstellungen
47,495 corpus weight
- Umweltschut…
Umweltschutzes
47,494 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ukulele“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ukulele |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ukuˈleːlə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ukulele“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ukulele is uncommon German at frequency #52,504 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ukuˈleːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Zupfinstrument, das an eine kleine Gitarre erinnert".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ukulele, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ukulele, spelled U-K-U-L-E-L-E.
Definition
- 1ein Zupfinstrument, das an eine kleine Gitarre erinnert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ukulele appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In den letzten Jahren ist die Beliebtheit der Ukulele gestiegen.
„Manchmal hockte ein Straßenmusiker da und zupfte die Ukulele.“
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); 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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