ultras

/[ˈul̪t̪ɾas]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,022

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ultras is aSpanishnoun. It means: Grupo de aficionados de un equipo que posee gran organización para alentar a sus jugadores mediante cánticos, uso de banderas y eventualmente provocando violencia. Pronounced [ˈul̪t̪ɾas]. Often confused with ultra and ultimas.

Key facts for ultras
PropertyValue
Headwordultras
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈul̪t̪ɾas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,022
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ultras in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ultras is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈul̪t̪ɾas]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,022 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Grupo de aficionados de un equipo que posee gran organización para alentar a sus jugadores mediante cánticos, uso de banderas y eventualmente provocando violencia.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for ultras, with forms such as "lutras", "ulltras", and "ulrtas". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ultra", "ultimas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ultras, spelled U-L-T-R-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grupo de aficionados de un equipo que posee gran organización para alentar a sus jugadores mediante cánticos, uso de banderas y eventualmente provocando violencia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lutras,ulltras,ulrtas,ultars,ultrass,ultrras,ultrsa,ulttras,utlras

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ultras

Misspelling Variants of "ultras"

lutras6ulltras7ulrtas6ultars6ultrass7ultrras7ultrsa6ulttras7
Misspelling Variants of "ultras"

Frequency rank: #32,022 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ultras"?
"ultras" is spelled U-L-T-R-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈul̪t̪ɾas].
What does "ultras" mean?
As a noun, "ultras" means: Grupo de aficionados de un equipo que posee gran organización para alentar a sus jugadores mediante cánticos, uso de banderas y eventualmente provocando violencia.
What words are commonly confused with "ultras"?
"ultras" is commonly confused with "ultra", "ultimas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultras"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultras" is [ˈul̪t̪ɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultras" come from?
"ultras" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.