Ultima

[ˈʊltima]

/[ˈʊltima]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ultima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,494
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Endsilbe eines Wortes

Corpus desk

Index DE-ultima · Ultima · German

Ultima · rank #35,494 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #35,494
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uhrwerk

Nearest frequency peer: Uhrwerk (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ultima“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ultima“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ultima vs ultra
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ultima
PropertyValue
HeadwordUltima
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊltima]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,494
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ultima“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ultimaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Uhrwerk“ (#35,493), „ultimativen“ (#35,495), „türkisches“ (#35,492). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Ultima“ bei #35,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ultima (IPA [ˈʊltima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,494 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Endsilbe eines Wortes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ultima, with forms such as "lutima", "ulitma", and "ulltima". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ultra", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ultima, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Endsilbe eines Wortes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ultima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die s-Flexion dehnt sich insgesamt über Eigennamen, Abkürzungen, Kurzwörter und Wörter mit offener Vollsilbe als Ultima schnell aus und wird manchmal sogar als der markierte Flexionstyp des Substantivs angesehen (…).“

Synonyms

Endsilbe

Antonyms

AntepänultimaPänultima

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutima
  • ulitma
  • ulltima
  • ultiam
  • ultimma
  • ultmia
  • ulttima
  • utlima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ultima - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lutima2ulitma2ulltima1ultiam2ultimma1ultmia2ulttima1utlima2
Edit distance from "Ultima"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ultima"?
"Ultima" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊltima].
What does "Ultima" mean?
As a noun, "Ultima" means: die Endsilbe eines Wortes
What words are commonly confused with "Ultima"?
"Ultima" is commonly confused with "ultra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ultima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ultima" is [ˈʊltima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ultima" come from?
"Ultima" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ultima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tivoli#35,483steril#35,465Slawen#35,449Rüssel#35,429

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Tropf8 variantsSinds8 variantswaltz8 variantsRohbau8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list