ulterior
[ul̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ]
The verdict
“ulterior” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,513
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Más lejano o distante.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ulterior |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ul̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,513 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ulterior” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around ulterior (IPA [ul̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,513 among 4,148 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ulterior, with forms such as "luterior", "uletrior", and "ullterior". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ulterior, spelled U-L-T-E-R-I-O-R.
Definition
- 1Más lejano o distante.
- 2Por extensión, más profundo o recóndito.
- 3Que sucede con posterioridad.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- luterior
- uletrior
- ullterior
- ulteiror
- ulteriorr
- ulteriro
- ulteroir
- ulterrior
- ultreior
- ultterior
- utlerior
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ulterior - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ulterior”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-L-T-E-R-I-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ul̪t̪eˈɾjoɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.