Ulysses
/juːˈlɪ.siːz/
"ulysses" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ulysses” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,140
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ulysses · Ulysses · English
Ulysses · rank #23,140 · 9 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,140
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH UD
Nearest frequency peer: UD (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Ulysses”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- tulip
tulip
76,864 corpus weight
- turnpike
turnpike
76,863 corpus weight
- UD
UD
76,862 corpus weight
- Ulysses
Ulysses
76,861 corpus weight
- unattended
unattended
76,860 corpus weight
- unbeatable
unbeatable
76,859 corpus weight
What this shows “Ulysses” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ulysses |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /juːˈlɪ.siːz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,140 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Ulysses”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ulysses (IPA /juːˈlɪ.siːz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,140 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ulysses, with forms such as "luysses", "ullysses", and "ulsyses". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus. The correct English form is Ulysses, spelled U-L-Y-S-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
- 2A male given name.
- 3A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ulysses appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."
Etymology
From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- luysses
- ullysses
- ulsyses
- ulyses
- ulysess
- ulyssess
- ulyssse
- ulyysses
- uylsses
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ulysses - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).