Which to use
“ultra” is an adverb and “Ultras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- #23,338
- “Ultras” frequency rank
- 31484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ultra | Ultras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ultra |
Letter map: ultra vs Ultras
Shared letters muted; letters that set ultra and Ultras apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. ultra runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against Ultras's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ultra and Ultras
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ultra is anadverb and Ultrasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ultra” sits inside “Ultras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ultra is recorded at frequency rank #8,146, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. Ultras is at rank #23,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊltʁas].
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 31484, this pair ranks #1,727,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ultra vs Ultras
Shared letters: alrtu. Private to "ultra": -. Private to "Ultras": s.
"ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "Ultras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ultra" and "Ultras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ultra" vs "Ultras" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ultra" vs "Ultras" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ultra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ultras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ultra" and "Ultras" 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 #1,727,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.