ultramar
/uɫ.tɾɐ.ˈmaɾ/
The verdict
“ultramar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,224
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 147
- “U” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - região além-mar
Corpus desk
Index PT-ultramar · ultramar · Portuguese
ultramar · rank #49,224 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,224
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 147
- PHOTO-FINISH unser
Nearest frequency peer: unser (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ultramar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- transmissív…
transmissível
50,787 corpus weight
- triangulação
triangulação
50,785 corpus weight
- ultramar
ultramar
50,777 corpus weight
- unser
unser
50,775 corpus weight
- velo
velo
50,773 corpus weight
- verruga
verruga
50,769 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ultramar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ultramar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /uɫ.tɾɐ.ˈmaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #49,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ultramar” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around ultramar (IPA /uɫ.tɾɐ.ˈmaɾ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,224 among 147 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ultramar, with forms such as "lutramar", "ulltramar", and "ulrtamar". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is ultramar, spelled U-L-T-R-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1região além-mar
- 2possessão ultramarina
- 3pigmento azul, preparado do lápis-lazúli e também chamado azul ultramarino
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lutramar
- ulltramar
- ulrtamar
- ultarmar
- ultraamr
- ultramarr
- ultrammar
- ultramra
- ultrmaar
- ultrramar
- ulttramar
- utlramar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ultramar - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ultramar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "ultramar". Here's where to go from here.
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #49,224 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "U" letter cohort. U–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.