ultra
[ˈul̪t̪ɾa]
The verdict
“ultra” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,081 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,081
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Miembro de los ultras de un equipo.
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 | ultra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈul̪t̪ɾa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,081 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ultra” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ultra is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈul̪t̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,081 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Miembro de los ultras de un equipo.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultra, with forms such as "lutra", "ulltra", and "ulrta". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "uta", "usará", "unirá", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 ultra, spelled U-L-T-R-A.
Definition
- 1Miembro de los ultras de un equipo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: lutra,ulltra,ulrta,ultar,ultrra,ulttra,utlra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultra - 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 “ultra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-L-T-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈul̪t̪ɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “uta” - see the side-by-side comparison. ultra vs uta
- 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.