ultima
/ˈʌltɪmə/noun
ultima is spelled U-L-T-I-M-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ultima means “The final syllable of a word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ultima is ultimas.
How many letters and syllables are in ultima?
| Letters | 6: U-L-T-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ultima?
Ultima appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 ultima?
- /ˈʌltɪmə/
Ultima has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ultima
- ultimas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ultima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The final syllable of a word.
- 2
A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vomma with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ultima in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense final syllable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Endsilbe, Schlusssilbe, letzte Silbe, Ultima |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ultima come from?
From the Latin feminine of ultimus (“last”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).