generala

[xeneˈɾala]

/[xeneˈɾala]/ noun

The verdict

“generala” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,181 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,181
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer del general.

Corpus desk

Index ES-generala · generala · Spanish

generala · rank #79,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,181
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelatinosa

Nearest frequency peer: gelatinosa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “generala”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “generala” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for generala
PropertyValue
Headwordgenerala
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xeneˈɾala]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “generala” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.generalacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “gelatinosa” (#79,180), “giratorios” (#79,183), “garrocha” (#79,178). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

generala is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,181 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xeneˈɾala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for generala, 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.

No borrowing history is documented 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 generala, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mujer del general.
  2. 2
    Privilegio que se concedía a los oficiales de marina que navegaban a la América, para poder llevar, según su graduación, cierta pacotilla exenta de derechos.
  3. 3
    Juego de dados. Se juega con cinco dados y un cubilete; el número de jugadores es ilimitado, pero lo ideal es de 3 a 5. El objetivo del juego es lograr la mayor puntuación, de acuerdo a la valoración establecida para cada jugada posible en el juego.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "generala"?
"generala" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xeneˈɾala].
What does "generala" mean?
As a noun, "generala" means: Mujer del general.
How do you pronounce "generala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generala" is [xeneˈɾala]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generala" come from?
"generala" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "generala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list