ultimate

/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/

//ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt// adj

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The verdict

“ultimate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,593
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Final, último de una serie.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ultimate · ultimate · Spanish

ultimate · rank #28,593 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,593
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuerca

Nearest frequency peer: tuerca (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ultimate”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ultimate” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ultimate vs ultimátum
67% similar
ultimate vs ultima
75% similar
ultimate vs ultimas
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ultimate
PropertyValue
Headwordultimate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,593
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ultimate”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ultimatecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “tuerca” (#28,592), “urbanístico” (#28,594), “tribunas” (#28,590). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “ultimate” va en #28,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ultimate (IPA /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,593 among 448 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Final, último de una serie.
  2. 2
    Fundamental, básico, elemental.
  3. 3
    Máximo, 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.

lutimate2ulitmate2ulltimate1ultiamte2ultimaet2ultimatte1ultimmate1ultimtae2
Edit distance from "ultimate"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ultimate"?
"ultimate" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/.
What does "ultimate" mean?
As an adjective, "ultimate" means: Final, último de una serie.
What words are commonly confused with "ultimate"?
"ultimate" is commonly confused with "ultimátum", "ultima", "ultimas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultimate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultimate" is /ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultimate" come from?
"ultimate" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ultimate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tribunas#28,590vinieran#28,600visitará#28,602abrazado#28,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

strange11 variantssolíamos11 variantssaturado11 variantsantesala11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list