ultima Thulé
\yl.ti.ma.ty.le\
The verdict
“ultima Thulé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La région la plus septentrionale du monde connu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ultima-thule · ultima Thulé · French
ultima Thulé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ultima Thulé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \yl.ti.ma.ty.le\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ultima Thulé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \yl.ti.ma.ty.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ultima Thulé has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ultima Thulé, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A- -T-H-U-L-É.
Definition
- 1La région la plus septentrionale du monde connu.
- 2Lieu lointain, mystérieux et inconnu.
- 3But ou idéal le plus loin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ultima Thulé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La province des Syrtes, perdue aux confins du Sud, est comme l’Ultima Thulé des territoires d’Orsenna.
Faust amène son compagnon à l’Ultima Thulé de l’esprit humain.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.