burla
Spanish, noun
burla is spelled B-U-R-L-A (5 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mockery, taunt, ridicule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of burlar. With an accent, burlá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of burlar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o dicho destinada a buscar el ridículo de alguno por diversión o inquina, atacando al adversario”.
What does burla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemockery, taunt, ridicule
- 2
feminineprank
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of burlar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o dicho destinada a buscar el ridículo de alguno por diversión o inquina, atacando al adversario. 2. Acción o dicho ingenioso hecho para divertir. 3. Acción o dicho engañoso. 4. Actitud de falta de ética y respeto.
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 burla
- burlas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to burla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burla in Spanish?
burla appears 11 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).