beluga
[beˈluɣ̞a]
The verdict
“beluga” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #78,899 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #78,899
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en la región ártica y subártica.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beluga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [beˈluɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #78,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beluga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for beluga is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [beˈluɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,899 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en la región ártica y subártica.".
beluga has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is beluga, spelled B-E-L-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en la región ártica y subártica.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “beluga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-L-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [beˈluɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.