Ulrichs

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The verdict

“Ulrichs” is uncommon German (frequency #51,761 among 30,279 “U” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,761
frequency rank, German
30,279
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ulrich

Key facts for Ulrichs
PropertyValue
HeadwordUlrichs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ulrichs” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ulrichs lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ulrichs is uncommon German at frequency #51,761 among 30,279 “U” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ulrichs in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ulrichs, spelled U-L-R-I-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ulrich
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ulrich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ulrich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ulrich
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ulrich

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 "Ulrichs"?
"Ulrichs" is spelled U-L-R-I-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Ulrichs" mean?
As a noun, "Ulrichs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ulrich
How do you pronounce "Ulrichs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ulrichs" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ulrichs" come from?
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Using “Ulrichs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-L-R-I-C-H-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list