ultimar
[ul̪t̪iˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“ultimar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,249 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,249
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 448
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar remate, fin o conclusión a alguna cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ultimar · ultimar · Spanish
ultimar · rank #73,249 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,249
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 448
- PHOTO-FINISH ubicaban
Nearest frequency peer: ubicaban (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ultimar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- trophy
trophy
26,757 corpus weight
- trullo
trullo
26,756 corpus weight
- ubicaban
ubicaban
26,753 corpus weight
- ultimar
ultimar
26,752 corpus weight
- ungüentos
ungüentos
26,751 corpus weight
- unidimensio…
unidimensional
26,750 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ultimar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ultimar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ul̪t̪iˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #73,249 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ultimar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ultimar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,249 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ul̪t̪iˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ultimar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ultimar, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar remate, fin o conclusión a alguna cosa.
- 2Quitar la vida a alguno.
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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