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The musical instrument has been seen with three different spellings:

Ukulele - Usually considered the most correct at this time

Ukelele - Still used by some

Ukalele - this is considered an error prumolgated through numerous music publishers in the early 10's and 20's.

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βˆ™ 15y ago
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βˆ™ 12y ago

The most consistently used spelling is 'ukulele.'

It is not uncommon to see it spelled as 'ukelele' in the literature of the 20's through 40's, but it has fallen into disfavor.

A third variant that has been used but is seldom seen is ukalele.

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βˆ™ 12y ago

The Hawaiian pronunciation, (most players use this one) Ooo-koo-lay-lay.

The American pronunciation is you-ka-lay-lay.

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βˆ™ 13y ago

They played the ukulele at the Hawaiian luau.

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βˆ™ 15y ago

It is usually referred to as a uke.

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βˆ™ 4y ago

Ukulele

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