Uli

[ˈuli]

/[ˈuli]/ name

The verdict

“Uli” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,526 among 4,148 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,526
frequency rank, Spanish
4,148
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Apellido.

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)

Where “Uli” sits in Spanish 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). Uli 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

Uli is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,526 among 4,148 “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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Using “Uli”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is U-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈuli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list