Ulbricht

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"ulbricht" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ulbricht” is uncommon English (frequency #67,126 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,126
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ulbricht · Ulbricht · English

Ulbricht · rank #67,126 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,126
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uist

Nearest frequency peer: Uist (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ulbricht”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ulbricht” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ulbricht
PropertyValue
HeadwordUlbricht
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ulbricht” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ulbricht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ulbricht is uncommon English at frequency #67,126 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ulbricht, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Ulbricht. The correct English form is Ulbricht, spelled U-L-B-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ulbricht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. While Ulbricht technically remained in office as Chairman of the State Council, a position that ostensibly gave him a role as elder statesman, he was sidelined by Honecker with systematic ruthlessness.
  2. Two weeks before Ulbricht was sentenced, his lawyer sought to dispel the notion that his website, which enabled people around the world to anonymously buy politically disfavored intoxicants with bitcoin via the Tor network, was "a more dangerous version of a traditional drug marketplace."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ulbricht.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ulbricht"?
"Ulbricht" is spelled U-L-B-R-I-C-H-T.
What does "Ulbricht" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ulbricht" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Ulbricht"?
Borrowed from German Ulbricht. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ulbricht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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