ultimo
/ˈʌltɪməʊ/adverb
ultimo is spelled U-L-T-I-M-O: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, ultimo means “Of last month” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ultimo?
| Letters | 6: U-L-T-I-M-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 ultimo?
Ultimo appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 ultimo?
- UK /ˈʌltɪməʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-ultimo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ultimo
- ult.
- ulto
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ultimo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Of last month.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteOn the last day (of a specified month).
noun
- 1
obsoleterare= The ultimum; the final, ultimate point of a sequence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate ultimo?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of ultimo: ult., ulto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ultimo come from?
First attested in 1582; from Latin ultimō (elliptically for ultimō diē or ultimō mēnse), masculine ablative singular form of ultimus (“last”); cognate with Dutch ultimo, the German ultimo, the Swedish ultimo, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).