# Ulster

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʌlstəɹ/ · frequency rank #14,041

## Definitions
1. The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
2. The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
3. A county named after the Irish province in New York State: see Ulster County.
4. A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
5. A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
6. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
Possibly from Old Norse Uladztir, itself from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”). More at Ulster.

## Easily confused with
- **user** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ulster-vs-user)
- **utter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ulster-vs-utter)
- **usher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ulster-vs-usher)
- **ulcer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ulcer-vs-ulster)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ullster`, `ulsetr`, `ulsster`, `ulsterr`, `ulstre`, `ulstter`, `ultser`, `uslter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ulster