ultimate
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/
The verdict
“ultimate” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,593 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #28,593
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Final, último de una serie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ultimate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #28,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ultimate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ultimate is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,593 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultimate, with forms such as "lutimate", "ulitmate", and "ulltimate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ultimátum", "ultima", "ultimas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ultimate, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Final, último de una serie.
- 2Fundamental, básico, elemental.
- 3Máximo, mayúsculo, superlativo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lutimate,ulitmate,ulltimate,ultiamte,ultimaet,ultimatte,ultimmate,ultimtae,ultmiate,ulttimate,utlimate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultimate - 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 “ultimate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ultimátum” - see the side-by-side comparison. ultimate vs ultimátum
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.