aulaga
[awˈlaɣ̞a]
The verdict
“aulaga” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planta de la familia de las leguminosas, como de un metro de altura, espinosa, con hojas lisas terminadas en púas, y flores amarillas. Las puntas tiernas gustan al ganado. El resto de la planta se ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aulaga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awˈlaɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aulaga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aulaga is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awˈlaɣ̞a]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
aulaga doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is aulaga, spelled A-U-L-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1Planta de la familia de las leguminosas, como de un metro de altura, espinosa, con hojas lisas terminadas en púas, y flores amarillas. Las puntas tiernas gustan al ganado. El resto de la planta se machaca, aplastando las espinas, para darlo en pienso.
- 2Por extensión, nombre que se da a varias matas de la misma familia, espinosas y de flores amarillas.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aulaga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-L-A-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [awˈlaɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.