uhlan
/ˈ(j)uːlən/
"uhlan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“uhlan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uhlan · uhlan · English
uhlan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | uhlan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈ(j)uːlən/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “uhlan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
uhlan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈ(j)uːlən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uhlan, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan). The correct English form is uhlan, spelled U-H-L-A-N.
Definition
- 1A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
Etymology
From French uhlan, from German Uhlan, from Polish ułan, from Ottoman Turkish اوغلان (oğlan).
This word in other languages
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.