ultimate

/ˈʌltəmɪt/

//ˈʌltəmɪt// adj

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The verdict

“ultimate” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,476. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,476
frequency rank, Portuguese
147
“U” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - final, maior, pior

Corpus desk

Index PT-ultimate · ultimate · Portuguese

ultimate · rank #15,476 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,476
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 147
  • PHOTO-FINISH vaidade

Nearest frequency peer: vaidade (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ultimate”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ultimate” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

ultimate vs ultimato
88% similar

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

Key facts for ultimate
PropertyValue
Headwordultimate
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈʌltəmɪt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,476
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ultimate”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ultimatecai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vaidade” (#15,477), “venezuelano” (#15,478), “tribal” (#15,473). Entre 147 lemas com “U”, “ultimate” fica em #15,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ultimate (IPA /ˈʌltəmɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,476 among 147 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "final, maior, pior".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultimate, with forms such as "lutimate", "ulitmate", and "ulltimate". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ultimato", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ultimate, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    final, maior, pior

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ultimate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the ultimate insult/disgrace
  2. the ultimate challenge/sacrifice

Synonyms

extremeremotestsupremeuttermost

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lutimate
  • ulitmate
  • ulltimate
  • ultiamte
  • ultimaet
  • ultimatte
  • ultimmate
  • ultimtae
  • ultmiate
  • ulttimate
  • utlimate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultimate - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

lutimate2ulitmate2ulltimate1ultiamte2ultimaet2ultimatte1ultimmate1ultimtae2
Edit distance from "ultimate"

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 "ultimate"?
"ultimate" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʌltəmɪt/.
What does "ultimate" mean?
As an adjective, "ultimate" means: final, maior, pior
What words are commonly confused with "ultimate"?
"ultimate" is commonly confused with "ultimato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultimate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultimate" is /ˈʌltəmɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultimate" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

saudação#15,455analogia#15,499capoeira#15,523certidão#15,529

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

passarela11 variantscovardia11 variantsmostras11 variantsmocidade11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list