hula

[hùːláː]

/[hùːláː]/ noun

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The verdict

“hula” is uncommon German (frequency #55,426 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,426
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Kopf umschließende Kopfbedeckung; Hut, Mütze

Key facts for hula
PropertyValue
Headwordhula
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[hùːláː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hula” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hula lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hula is uncommon German at frequency #55,426 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [hùːláː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Kopf umschließende Kopfbedeckung; Hut, Mütze".

No misspelling variants are generated for hula in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hula, spelled H-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Kopf umschließende Kopfbedeckung; Hut, Mütze

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hula"?
"hula" is spelled H-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [hùːláː].
What does "hula" mean?
As a noun, "hula" means: den Kopf umschließende Kopfbedeckung; Hut, Mütze
How do you pronounce "hula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hula" is [hùːláː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hula" come from?
"hula" is a German 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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Using “hula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hùːláː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list