# ukulele

> English word · Noun · IPA /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/ · frequency rank #28,773

## Definitions
1. A small four-stringed guitar.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`kuulele`, `ukkulele`, `ukluele`, `ukuelle`, `ukuleel`, `ukulelle`, `ukullee`, `ukullele`, `uuklele`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ukulele