FackvsultraWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Fack is a noun, ultra is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Fack” is a noun and “ultra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,377
“Fack” frequency rank
#8,146
“ultra” frequency rank
55523
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fack ultra
Definition Fach in einem Schrank, Regal oder Kasten weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter

Letter map: Fack vs ultra

Shared letters muted; letters that set Fack and ultra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. Fack runs 4 letters (CVCC) against ultra's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Fack
5 ch
ultra

Role in the sentence - Fack and ultra

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fack is anoun and ultraanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fack is recorded at frequency rank #47,377, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. ultra is at rank #8,146, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55523, this pair ranks #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fack vs ultra

Shared letters: a. Private to "Fack": cfk. Private to "ultra": lrtu.

"Fack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fack ← afck · facck · fackk · fakc · fcak · ffack
  • ultra ← lutra · ulltra · ulrta · ultar · ultrra · ulttra · utlra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Fack" and "ultra" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Fack" is a noun and "ultra" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Fack" or "ultra"?
"ultra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,146 in our German list, against #47,377 for "Fack". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "Fack" and "ultra". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ultra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fack" and "ultra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #976,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list