Which to use
“mega” is a verb and “ultra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,982
- “mega” frequency rank
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- 12128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mega | ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Erlaubnis haben; dürfen | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter |
Letter map: mega vs ultra
Shared letters muted; letters that set mega and ultra apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mega runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ultra's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mega vs ultra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mega is averb and ultraanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mega is recorded at frequency rank #3,982, classified as averb, 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 12128, this pair ranks #1,966,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mega vs ultra
Shared letters: a. Private to "mega": egm. Private to "ultra": lrtu.
"mega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mega" and "ultra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mega" or "ultra" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "mega" vs "ultra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mega" 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 #1,966,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mega" and "ultra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ultra". 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 #1,966,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.