How do you spell / Say Ukulele?

There are two widely used pronunciations, the "correct" Hawaiian "Ooh-koo-leh-leh" ( where the "Ooh" is short and the koo is a liitle longer) and the more often heard and spoken mainland version, "You-kuh-lay-lee"
But I have also heard it pronounced "Yoo-Koo-Lay-Leh" So, now that you know how to say it, on to spelling. As far as I know the one correct spelling is "Ukulele"
The next most widely used is "Ukelele"
The important thing is that you say it right...
Here are some other "creative" spellings I have seen during my travels...

Ukalele
Yukealele
Ukalaylee
Yookalayle
Yokolayly
Ukeleilei
Yukeralele
Eukalali
Ukalaylay
Ukilele
Eukaleli

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