Ulster
[ˈʊlstɐ]
The verdict
“Ulster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historisch, eine Provinz in Nordirland
Corpus desk
Index DE-ulster · Ulster · German
Ulster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Ulster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊlstɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ulster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ulster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʊlstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "historisch, eine Provinz in Nordirland".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Ulster in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ulster, spelled U-L-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1historisch, eine Provinz in Nordirland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ulster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Donegal ist eine Grafschaft in Ulster.
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.