gula
gul·a/ˈɡ(j)ulə/noun
gula is spelled G-U-L-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (gul·a). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gula means “The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gula is gulas or gulae.
How many letters and syllables are in gula?
| Letters | 4: G-U-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gul·a |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gula?
Gula appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gula?
- UK /ˈɡjuːlə/
- US /ˈɡ(j)ulə/
Gula has 2 syllables, split gul·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with gula
Sounds like: gular (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with gula?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gula from its last stressed vowel (/ulə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gula
- gulas plural
- gulae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gula mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.
- 2
A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
- 3
A capping moulding; a cymatium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gula come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin gula (“throat, gullet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).