Which to use
“ultra” is an adverb and “wars” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- #3,861
- “wars” frequency rank
- 12007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ultra | wars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs war |
Letter map: ultra vs wars
Shared letters muted; letters that set ultra and wars apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ultra vs wars
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ultra is anadverb and warsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ultra is recorded at frequency rank #8,146, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. wars is at rank #3,861, tagged as averb, 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 12007, this pair ranks #1,966,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ultra vs wars
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ultra": ltu. Private to "wars": sw.
"ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "wars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ultra" and "wars" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ultra" or "wars"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ultra" and "wars".
- Full dictionary entry for "ultra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ultra" and "wars" 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 #1,966,699 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.