ultimato

//uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,588

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

ultimato is aPortuguesenoun. It means: num processo de negociação diplomática, exigência, pedido ou proposta final cuja rejeição acarretará o fim das conversações e o uso de uma ação direta Pronounced /uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu/. Often confused with último and ultimate.

Key facts for ultimato
PropertyValue
Headwordultimato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,588
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ultimato in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for ultimato is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,588 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for ultimato, with forms such as "lutimato", "ulitmato", and "ulltimato". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "último", "ultimate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is ultimato, spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    num processo de negociação diplomática, exigência, pedido ou proposta final cuja rejeição acarretará o fim das conversações e o uso de uma ação direta
  2. 2
    na guerra, comunicado enviado por um chefe militar ao inimigo exigindo rendição imediata, sob ameaça de obtê-la por meios mais violentos
  3. 3
    declaração final e irrevogável
  4. 4
    no direito das sucessões, disposições que alguém faz em vida, para serem respeitadas após a morte

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lutimato,ulitmato,ulltimato,ultiamto,ultimaot,ultimatto,ultimmato,ultimtao,ultmiato,ulttimato,utlimato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ultimato

Misspelling Variants of "ultimato"

lutimato8ulitmato8ulltimato9ultiamto8ultimaot8ultimatto9ultimmato9ultimtao8
Misspelling Variants of "ultimato"

Frequency rank: #26,588 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ultimato"?
"ultimato" is spelled U-L-T-I-M-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu/.
What does "ultimato" mean?
As a noun, "ultimato" means: num processo de negociação diplomática, exigência, pedido ou proposta final cuja rejeição acarretará o fim das conversações e o uso de uma ação direta
What words are commonly confused with "ultimato"?
"ultimato" is commonly confused with "último", "ultimate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ultimato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ultimato" is /uw.t͡ʃiˈma.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ultimato" come from?
"ultimato" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.