ultimo

[ˈʊltimo]

/[ˈʊltimo]/ adv

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The verdict

“ultimo” is uncommon German (frequency #64,799 among 2,159 “U” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,799
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am letzten Tag des Monats

Corpus desk

Index DE-ultimo · ultimo · German

ultimo · rank #64,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,799
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ultimativ

Nearest frequency peer: ultimativ (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ultimo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ultimo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ultimo
PropertyValue
Headwordultimo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʊltimo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ultimo“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ultimofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ultimativ“ (#64,798), „umgehst“ (#64,800), „Umkleidekabinen“ (#64,801). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „ultimo“ bei #64,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ultimo is uncommon German at frequency #64,799 among 2,159 “U” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈʊltimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am letzten Tag des Monats".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ultimo, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ultimo, spelled U-L-T-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    am letzten Tag des Monats

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Bankmitarbeiter sagte dem Bankkunden, der Kredit muss ultimo bezahlt werden.

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 "ultimo"?
"ultimo" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊltimo].
What does "ultimo" mean?
As an adverb, "ultimo" means: am letzten Tag des Monats
How do you pronounce "ultimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultimo" is [ˈʊltimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultimo" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tönung#64,795tundra#64,792trying#64,791Vakanz#64,823

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list