ulterior

/uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ/

//uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ// adj

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The verdict

“ulterior” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,893 among 147 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,893
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está localizado além

Corpus desk

Index PT-ulterior · ulterior · Portuguese

ulterior · rank #61,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,893
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH tule

Nearest frequency peer: tule (-6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ulterior”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ulterior” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ulterior
PropertyValue
Headwordulterior
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ulterior” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ulteriorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “tule” (#61,887), “totalizar” (#61,877), “supersticioso” (#61,864). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “ulterior” fica em #61,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ulterior is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,893 among 147 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ulterior, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ulterior, spelled U-L-T-E-R-I-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está localizado além
  2. 2
    que ocorre após outro evento
  3. 3
    que se realiza num tempo futuro

Synonyms

posteriorsubsequente

Antonyms

citerior

This word in other languages

ulterior(English)ulterior(Español)ultérieur(Français)später(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ulterior"?
"ulterior" is spelled U-L-T-E-R-I-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ/.
What does "ulterior" mean?
As an adjective, "ulterior" means: que está localizado além
How do you pronounce "ulterior"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ulterior" is /uw.te.ɾiˈoɾ/, /uw.teˈɾjoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ulterior" come from?
"ulterior" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acrópole#61,932shoulder#61,843antílope#61,953baleeiro#61,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list