hula

[ˈula]

/[ˈula]/ verb

The verdict

“hula” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,989 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,989
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de hular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hula · hula · Spanish

hula · rank #50,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,989
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hueón

Nearest frequency peer: hueón (-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 “hula”

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 “hula” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hula
PropertyValue
Headwordhula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈula]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hula” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hulacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hueón” (#50,988), “hélices” (#50,990), “huevada” (#50,987). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hula” va en #50,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hula is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,989 among 1,569 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list