non plus ultra
/ˈnon ˈplus ˈul.tra/
The verdict
“non plus ultra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No más allá.
Corpus desk
Index ES-non-plus-ultra · non plus ultra · Spanish
non plus ultra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | non plus ultra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ˈnon ˈplus ˈul.tra/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “non plus ultra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
non plus ultra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ˈnon ˈplus ˈul.tra/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for non plus ultra in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is non plus ultra, spelled N-O-N- -P-L-U-S- -U-L-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1No más allá.
- 2No pasar.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.