Grulla

[ˈgɾuʝa]

/[ˈgɾuʝa]/ name

The verdict

“Grulla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,362 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,362
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de una constelación austral situada al sur del Pez Austral (Piscis Austrinus) entre las constelaciones del Microscopio, el Indio, el Tucán, el Fénix y el Escultor. Su estrella más brillante ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-grulla · Grulla · Spanish

Grulla · rank #56,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,362
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Guanare

Nearest frequency peer: Guanare (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Grulla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Grulla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Grulla
PropertyValue
HeadwordGrulla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈgɾuʝa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Grulla” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Grullacae en esta cola de rareza:

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Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Guanare” (#56,363), “guasa” (#56,364), “greater” (#56,359). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “Grulla” va en #56,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Grulla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,362 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈgɾuʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de una constelación austral situada al sur del Pez Austral (Piscis Austrinus) entre las constelaciones del Microscopio, el Indio, el Tucán, el Fénix y el Escultor. Su estrella más brillante ...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Grulla, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Grulla, spelled G-R-U-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de una constelación austral situada al sur del Pez Austral (Piscis Austrinus) entre las constelaciones del Microscopio, el Indio, el Tucán, el Fénix y el Escultor. Su estrella más brillante es Al Nair ("el luminoso", en árabe), y la siguiente en brillo es Al Dhanab ("la cola").

Synonyms

Grus

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Grulla"?
"Grulla" is spelled G-R-U-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈgɾuʝa].
What does "Grulla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Grulla" means: Nombre de una constelación austral situada al sur del Pez Austral (Piscis Austrinus) entre las constelaciones del Microscopio, el Indio, el Tucán, el Fénix y el Escultor. Su estrella más brillante ...
How do you pronounce "Grulla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Grulla" is [ˈgɾuʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Grulla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list