Ultraschall

[ˈʊltʁaʃal]

/[ˈʊltʁaʃal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ultraschall” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,931. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,931
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schall mit Frequenzen, die höher sind als die, die der Mensch wahrnehmen kann, ab ungefähr 20 000 Hertz

Corpus desk

Index DE-ultraschall · Ultraschall · German

Ultraschall · rank #22,931 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,931
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ufern

Nearest frequency peer: Ufern (-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 „Ultraschall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ultraschall
PropertyValue
HeadwordUltraschall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊltʁaʃal]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,931
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ultraschall“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ultraschallliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ufern“ (#22,930), „umfallen“ (#22,932), „twilight“ (#22,929). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Ultraschall“ bei #22,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Ultraschall (IPA [ˈʊltʁaʃal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,931 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ultraschall, with forms such as "lutraschall", "ulltraschall", and "ulrtaschall". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ultraschall, spelled U-L-T-R-A-S-C-H-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schall mit Frequenzen, die höher sind als die, die der Mensch wahrnehmen kann, ab ungefähr 20 000 Hertz
  2. 2
    kurz für Ultraschalluntersuchung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Zahnarzt kann man seine Zähne mittels Ultraschall reinigen lassen.
  2. Kannst du Frau Meiner zum Ultraschall bringen?

This word in other languages

ultrasound(English)ultrasonido(Español)ultrason(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutraschall
  • ulltraschall
  • ulrtaschall
  • ultarschall
  • ultracshall
  • ultrascahll
  • ultrascchall
  • ultraschal
  • ultraschhall
  • ultraschlal
  • ultrashcall
  • ultrasschall
  • ultrraschall
  • ultrsachall
  • ulttraschall
  • utlraschall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ultraschall - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lutraschall2ulltraschall1ulrtaschall2ultarschall2ultracshall2ultrascahll2ultrascchall1ultraschal1
Edit distance from "Ultraschall"

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 "Ultraschall"?
"Ultraschall" is spelled U-L-T-R-A-S-C-H-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊltʁaʃal].
What does "Ultraschall" mean?
As a noun, "Ultraschall" means: Schall mit Frequenzen, die höher sind als die, die der Mensch wahrnehmen kann, ab ungefähr 20 000 Hertz
What are common misspellings of "Ultraschall"?
Common misspellings include "lutraschall", "ulltraschall", "ulrtaschall", "ultarschall", "ultracshall". The correct spelling is "Ultraschall".
How do you pronounce "Ultraschall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ultraschall" is [ˈʊltʁaʃal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ultraschall" come from?
"Ultraschall" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ungeschickt#22,934vielseitige#22,953sterblichen#22,908steirischen#22,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Vergiftung16 variantsvorzeitigen16 variantsWendepunkt16 variantssichersten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list