una

[uˈnɑ]

/[uˈnɑ]/ noun

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The verdict

“una” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,411) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,411
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular des Substantivs un

Corpus desk

Index DE-una · una · German

una · rank #18,411 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,411
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH umgegangen

Nearest frequency peer: umgegangen (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „una“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „una“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

una vs us
33% similar
una vs up
33% similar
una vs UV
0% similar

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

Key facts for una
PropertyValue
Headworduna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uˈnɑ]
Letters3
Frequency rank#18,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „una“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).unaliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „umgegangen“ (#18,410), „ungefährlich“ (#18,412), „umfassendes“ (#18,409). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „una“ bei #18,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for una is neighbouring look-alikes ("us", "up", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [uˈnɑ]. Frequency #18,411 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Gloss: "Dativ Singular des Substantivs un".

una has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "us", "up", "UV", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is una, spelled U-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs un

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 "una"?
"una" is spelled U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈnɑ].
What does "una" mean?
As a noun, "una" means: Dativ Singular des Substantivs un
What words are commonly confused with "una"?
"una" is commonly confused with "us", "up", "UV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "una"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "una" is [uˈnɑ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "una" come from?
"una" 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 "una", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ulf#18,408Reh#18,374ira#18,290gap#18,251

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list