galeriavsultraWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#39,362
“galeria” frequency rank
#8,146
“ultra” frequency rank
47508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature galeria ultra
Definition die Galerie, die Säulenhalle weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter

Letter map: galeria vs ultra

Shared letters muted; letters that set galeria and ultra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. galeria runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against ultra's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
galeria
5 ch
ultra

Grammar separator: galeria vs ultra

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: galeria is anoun and ultraanadverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

galeria is recorded at frequency rank #39,362, 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 47508, this pair ranks #1,281,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of galeria vs ultra

Shared letters: alr. Private to "galeria": egi. Private to "ultra": tu.

"galeria" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • galeriaagleria · gaelria · galeira · galerai · galerria · galleria · galreia · ggaleria
  • ultralutra · ulltra · ulrta · ultar · ultrra · ulttra · utlra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "galeria" and "ultra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "galeria" is a noun and "ultra" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "galeria" vs "ultra" - which ranks higher?
"ultra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,146 in our German list, against #39,362 for "galeria". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "galeria" vs "ultra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "galeria" 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 #1,281,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "galeria" and "ultra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galeria 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 #1,281,830 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