Uvula

[ˈuːvula]

/[ˈuːvula]/ noun

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The verdict

“Uvula” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens

Key facts for Uvula
PropertyValue
HeadwordUvula
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuːvula]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Uvula” sits in German frequency

Uvula falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Uvula is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuːvula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Uvula, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Uvula, spelled U-V-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens

Synonyms

GaumenzäpfchenStaphyleZäpfchen

This word in other languages

uvula(English)úvula(Español)luette(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Uvula"?
"Uvula" is spelled U-V-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuːvula].
What does "Uvula" mean?
As a noun, "Uvula" means: zapfenartiges, nach unten hängendes muskulöses Gebilde am hinteren Ende des Velums, des weichen Gaumens
How do you pronounce "Uvula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uvula" is [ˈuːvula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uvula" come from?
"Uvula" 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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Using “Uvula”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is U-V-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈuːvula] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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