Ullmann

name

"ullmann" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ullmann” is uncommon English (frequency #81,935 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,935
frequency rank, English
23,789
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German of Germanic origin.

Key facts for Ullmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordUllmann
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ullmann” 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). Ullmann lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ullmann is uncommon English at frequency #81,935 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from German of Germanic origin.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ullmann, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German, meaning "man from Ulm". The correct English form is Ullmann, spelled U-L-L-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German of Germanic origin.

Etymology

From German, meaning "man from Ulm".

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ullmann"?
"Ullmann" is spelled U-L-L-M-A-N-N.
What does "Ullmann" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ullmann" means: A surname from German of Germanic origin.
What is the origin of the word "Ullmann"?
From German, meaning "man from Ulm". See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Ullmann”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is U-L-L-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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