Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultra-

/ˈʌltɹə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-
IPA: /ˈʌltɹə/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.

prefix

Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.

prefix

Beyond, outside of, as in ultraterrestrial.

prefix

Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic.

prefix

Intensely, extremely, or exceptional

Example Sentences

"In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).

Phrases

ultra-scalable

Synonyms

trans- para- hyper- out- extra- preter- over- ana- super- supra- uber- macro-

Homonyms

ultra

Antonyms

infra-

Questions

How do you pronounce ultra-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌltɹə/.
What does ultra- mean?: Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret.
Where does ultra- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Borrowed from Latin ultrā (“beyond”).

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