Ulrike

[ʊlˈʁiːkə]

/[ʊlˈʁiːkə]/ name

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The verdict

“Ulrike” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,981
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-ulrike · Ulrike · German

Ulrike · rank #6,981 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,981
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tommy

Nearest frequency peer: Tommy (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ulrike“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ulrike“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ulrike vs Ulrich
67% similar
Ulrike vs übrige
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ulrike
PropertyValue
HeadwordUlrike
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʊlˈʁiːkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,981
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ulrike“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ulrikeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tommy“ (#6,980), „Unentschieden“ (#6,982), „te“ (#6,979). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Ulrike“ bei #6,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ulrike (IPA [ʊlˈʁiːkə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,981 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ulrike, with forms such as "lurike", "ulirke", and "ullrike". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Ulrich", "übrige", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ulrike, spelled U-L-R-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ulrike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meine Freundin Ulrike kann ganz wunderbar zeichnen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lurike
  • ulirke
  • ullrike
  • ulriek
  • ulrikke
  • ulrkie
  • ulrrike
  • urlike

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ulrike - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lurike2ulirke2ullrike1ulriek2ulrikke1ulrkie2ulrrike1urlike2
Edit distance from "Ulrike"

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 "Ulrike"?
"Ulrike" is spelled U-L-R-I-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʊlˈʁiːkə].
What does "Ulrike" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ulrike" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Ulrike"?
"Ulrike" is commonly confused with "Ulrich", "übrige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ulrike"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ulrike" is [ʊlˈʁiːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ulrike" come from?
"Ulrike" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ulrike", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Sturz8 variantssanft8 variantslight8 variantsberufe8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list