Which to use
“ugly” is an adjective and “Utley” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,535
- “ugly” frequency rank
- #45,152
- “Utley” frequency rank
- 48687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ugly | Utley |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. | A placename |
Letter map: ugly vs Utley
Shared letters muted; letters that set ugly and Utley apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ugly is anadjective and Utleyaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ugly is recorded at frequency rank #3,535, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈʌɡli/. Utley is at rank #45,152, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48687, this pair ranks #190,694 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ugly vs Utley
Shared letters: luy. Private to "ugly": g. Private to "Utley": et.
"ugly" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Utley" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV