ultimo

[ˈʊltimo]

/[ˈʊltimo]/ adv

The verdict

“ultimo” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,799 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.

#64,799
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am letzten Tag des Monats

Key facts for ultimo
PropertyValue
Headwordultimo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈʊltimo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ultimo” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ultimo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ultimo is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʊltimo]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,799 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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?
"ultimo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ultimo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is U-L-T-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʊltimo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list