falbalá

[falβ̞aˈla]

/[falβ̞aˈla]/ noun

The verdict

“falbalá” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza casi cuadrada que se pone en la faldilla del cuarto trasero de la casaca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-falbala · falbalá · Spanish

falbalá · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for falbalá
PropertyValue
Headwordfalbalá
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[falβ̞aˈla]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “falbalá” en español

falbaláqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

falbalá is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [falβ̞aˈla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for falbalá, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is falbalá, spelled F-A-L-B-A-L-Á.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza casi cuadrada que se pone en la faldilla del cuarto trasero de la casaca.
  2. 2
    Banda de tela plegada o guarnición que se pone por adorno en la parte interior de los vestidos de las señoras.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "falbalá"?
"falbalá" is spelled F-A-L-B-A-L-Á. The IPA pronunciation is [falβ̞aˈla].
What does "falbalá" mean?
As a noun, "falbalá" means: Pieza casi cuadrada que se pone en la faldilla del cuarto trasero de la casaca.
How do you pronounce "falbalá"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falbalá" is [falβ̞aˈla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "falbalá" come from?
"falbalá" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list