ugli
/ˈʌɡli/noun
ugli is spelled U-G-L-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ugli means “Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ugli is uglis.
How many letters and syllables are in ugli?
| Letters | 4: U-G-L-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ugli?
Ugli appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ugli?
- US /ˈʌɡli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ugli.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ugli
Sounds like: ugly (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ugli
- uglis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ugli mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ugli in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cross between a tangerine and grapefruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ugli |
| German | Ugli |
| Portuguese | ugli-fruit |
| Spanish | ugli |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ugli come from?
A proprietary name, as an alteration of ugly, from the fruit's often lumpy and discolored appearance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).