ultimement

\yl.tim.mɑ̃\

/\yl.tim.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“ultimement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,635
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une manière ultime.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ultimement · ultimement · French

ultimement · rank #36,635 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,635
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH UGC

Nearest frequency peer: UGC (-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 « ultimement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ultimement » 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).

ultimement vs utilement
80% similar

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

Key facts for ultimement
PropertyValue
Headwordultimement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\yl.tim.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,635
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ultimement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ultimementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « UGC » (#36,634), « ultrasons » (#36,636), « tôles » (#36,633). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « ultimement » est au #36,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ultimement (IPA \yl.tim.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #36,635 among 456 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D'une manière ultime.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultimement, with forms such as "lutimement", "ulitmement", and "ulltimement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "utilement", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 ultimement, spelled U-L-T-I-M-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière ultime.

This word in other languages

ultimately(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutimement
  • ulitmement
  • ulltimement
  • ultiemment
  • ultimeemnt
  • ultimemennt
  • ultimementt
  • ultimemetn
  • ultimemment
  • ultimemnet
  • ultimmeent
  • ultimmement
  • ultmiement
  • ulttimement
  • utlimement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultimement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lutimement2ulitmement2ulltimement1ultiemment2ultimeemnt2ultimemennt1ultimementt1ultimemetn2
Edit distance from "ultimement"

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 "ultimement"?
"ultimement" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \yl.tim.mɑ̃\.
What does "ultimement" mean?
As an adverb, "ultimement" means: D'une manière ultime.
What words are commonly confused with "ultimement"?
"ultimement" is commonly confused with "utilement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultimement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultimement" is \yl.tim.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultimement" come from?
"ultimement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

tumultueuse15 variantstoxicologie15 variantszélandaise15 variantsstratèges15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list