bala
Spanish, noun
bala is spelled B-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,810th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bullet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of balar. With an accent, balá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of balar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Proyectil sólido, normalmente de metal o piedra, usado como munición”.
What does bala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebullet
La bala atravesó la pared de la casa.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of balar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Proyectil sólido, normalmente de metal o piedra, usado como munición. 2. Mercancía unida y compactada para facilitar su transporte.
noun: 1. Hombre homosexual.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bala
- balas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bala in Spanish?
bala appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).