ultimátum
[ul̪t̪iˈmat̪ũm]
The verdict
“ultimátum” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,480
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En el lenguaje diplomático, resolución terminante y definitiva, comunicada por escrito.
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 | ultimátum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ul̪t̪iˈmat̪ũm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,480 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ultimátum” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around ultimátum (IPA [ul̪t̪iˈmat̪ũm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,480 among 4,148 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultimátum, with forms such as "lutimátum", "ulitmátum", and "ulltimátum". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ultimate", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ultimátum, spelled U-L-T-I-M-Á-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1En el lenguaje diplomático, resolución terminante y definitiva, comunicada por escrito.
- 2Resolución definitiva.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lutimátum
- ulitmátum
- ulltimátum
- ultimmátum
- ultimtáum
- ultimátmu
- ultimáttum
- ultimátumm
- ultimáutm
- ultiámtum
- ultmiátum
- ulttimátum
- utlimátum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultimátum - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “ultimátum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-L-T-I-M-Á-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ul̪t̪iˈmat̪ũm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ultimate” - see the side-by-side comparison. ultimátum vs ultimate
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.