Which to use
“ultra” is an adverb and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,146
- “ultra” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 11557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ultra | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiter hinaus, jenseits, dahinter | dein, Ihr |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ultra and your apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ultra and your form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ultra is recorded at frequency rank #8,146, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, 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 11557, this pair ranks #1,969,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ultra" and "your" be used interchangeably?
Remembering ultra vs your
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “ultra”; for a pronoun, it's “your”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ultra” entry
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