ultérieurs

\yl.te.ʁjœʁ\

/\yl.te.ʁjœʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“ultérieurs” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,004
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de ultérieur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ulterieurs · ultérieurs · French

ultérieurs · rank #28,004 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,004
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH unicité

Nearest frequency peer: unicité (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ultérieurs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ultérieurs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ultérieurs vs ultérieur
90% similar
ultérieurs vs ultérieure
90% similar
ultérieurs vs ultérieures
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ultérieurs
PropertyValue
Headwordultérieurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\yl.te.ʁjœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,004
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ultérieurs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ultérieursse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « unicité » (#28,005), « tsé » (#28,002), « URSSAF » (#28,006). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « ultérieurs » est au #28,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ultérieurs (IPA \yl.te.ʁjœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,004 among 456 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de ultérieur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultérieurs, with forms such as "lutérieurs", "ulltérieurs", and "ulterieurs". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ultérieur", "ultérieure", "ultérieures", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 French form is ultérieurs, spelled U-L-T-É-R-I-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de ultérieur.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutérieurs
  • ulltérieurs
  • ulterieurs
  • ultréieurs
  • ulttérieurs
  • ultéireurs
  • ultéreiurs
  • ultérierus
  • ultérieurrs
  • ultérieurss
  • ultérieusr
  • ultériuers
  • ultérrieurs
  • ulétrieurs
  • utlérieurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultérieurs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lutérieurs2ulltérieurs1ulterieurs1ultréieurs2ulttérieurs1ultéireurs2ultéreiurs2ultérierus2
Edit distance from "ultérieurs"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ultérieurs"?
"ultérieurs" is spelled U-L-T-É-R-I-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \yl.te.ʁjœʁ\.
What does "ultérieurs" mean?
As an adjective, "ultérieurs" means: Masculin pluriel de ultérieur.
What words are commonly confused with "ultérieurs"?
"ultérieurs" is commonly confused with "ultérieur", "ultérieure", "ultérieures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultérieurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultérieurs" is \yl.te.ʁjœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultérieurs" come from?
"ultérieurs" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ultérieurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

transgenre#27,996tentacules#27,986tendrement#27,985récupérées#27,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

toulousains15 variantsVietnamienne15 variantsremarquent15 variantsbienfaiteur15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list