ult
/ʌlt/noun, verb
ult is spelled U-L-T: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ult means “The final (ultimate) syllable of a word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ult is ults.
How many letters and syllables are in ult?
| Letters | 3: U-L-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ult?
Ult appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ult?
- UK /ʌlt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ult.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ult
- ults plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ulting participle, present
- ulted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ult mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The final (ultimate) syllable of a word.
- 2
slangAn ultimate; the most powerful ability available to a character.
- 3
One's ultimately favorite group or member, i.e. a preference which is never expected to change.
- 4
slangOne's go-to best move for a kind of situation.
- 5
slangA move that had critical success.
verb
- 1
slangTo use a character's ultimate ability.
- 2
slangTo bring out one's go-to best move for a kind of situation.
- 3
slangTo make a move with critical success.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ult come from?
Clipping of ultimate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).