hula

[ˈula]

/[ˈula]/ verb

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The verdict

“hula” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,989 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,989
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hular.

Key facts for hula
PropertyValue
Headwordhula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈula]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hula” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hula lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hula is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,989 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hula, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 hula, spelled H-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hular.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de hular.

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 "hula"?
"hula" is spelled H-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈula].
What does "hula" mean?
As a verb, "hula" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hular.
How do you pronounce "hula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hula" is [ˈula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hula" come from?
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Using “hula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈula] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list