Uli

[ˈuli]

/[ˈuli]/ name

The verdict

“Uli” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,526 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,526
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-uli · Uli · Spanish

Uli · rank #71,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,526
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH ubiquen

Nearest frequency peer: ubiquen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Uli”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Uli” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Uli
PropertyValue
HeadwordUli
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈuli]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Uli” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Ulicae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ubiquen” (#71,525), “unificadora” (#71,528), “untado” (#71,529). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “Uli” va en #71,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Uli is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,526 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈuli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Uli, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Uli, spelled U-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Uli"?
"Uli" is spelled U-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuli].
What does "Uli" mean?
As a proper noun, "Uli" means: Apellido.
How do you pronounce "Uli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Uli" is [ˈuli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Uli" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list