ulster
\yl.stɛʁ\
The verdict
“ulster” is an uncommon French word, ranked #52,408 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,408
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pardessus en forme de robe de chambre dont la mode est venue d’Angleterre vers 1872.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ulster |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \yl.stɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,408 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ulster” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ulster is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \yl.stɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #52,408 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pardessus en forme de robe de chambre dont la mode est venue d’Angleterre vers 1872.".
ulster has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ulster, spelled U-L-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pardessus en forme de robe de chambre dont la mode est venue d’Angleterre vers 1872.
Synonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ulster”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is U-L-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \yl.stɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.