Ursula
\yʁ.sy.la\
The verdict
“Ursula” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,061
- frequency rank, French
- 44,794
- “U” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de Ursule.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ursula |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \yʁ.sy.la\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #33,061 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ursula” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ursula (IPA \yʁ.sy.la\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,061 among 44,794 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante de Ursule.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ursula, with forms such as "rusula", "urrsula", and "urslua". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ursule", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Ursula, spelled U-R-S-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Variante de Ursule.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rusula
- urrsula
- urslua
- urssula
- ursual
- ursulla
- urusla
- usrula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ursula - 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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ursula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is U-R-S-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \yʁ.sy.la\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Ursule” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ursula vs Ursule
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Same frequency band
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.