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“ultra” and “usura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,081
“ultra” frequency rank
#39,007
“usura” frequency rank
46088
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ultra usura
Definition Miembro de los ultras de un equipo. Interés o porcentaje que se cobra por un préstamo, generalmente de dinero o del uso de un bien inmueble.

Where the eye mixes ultra and usura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ultra (VCCCV) and usura (VCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
ultra
5 ch
usura

Look-alike desk: ultra vs usura

A purely visual mix-up. ultra ([ˈul̪t̪ɾa]) and usura ([uˈsuɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ultra is recorded at frequency rank #7,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈul̪t̪ɾa]. usura is at rank #39,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [uˈsuɾa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46088, this pair ranks #127,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ultra vs usura

Shared letters: aru. Private to "ultra": lt. Private to "usura": s.

"ultra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "usura" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ultra ← lutra · ulltra · ulrta · ultar · ultrra · ulttra · utlra
  • usura ← suura · usrua · ussura · usuar · usurra · uusra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ultra" and "usura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈul̪t̪ɾa] versus [uˈsuɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ultra" vs "usura" - which ranks higher?
"ultra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,081 in our Spanish list, against #39,007 for "usura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ultra" and "usura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ultra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "usura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ultra" and "usura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "usura vs usurpar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #127,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list