hulla

[ˈuʝa]

/[ˈuʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“hulla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,151 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,151
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un tipo de carbón fósil.

Key facts for hulla
PropertyValue
Headwordhulla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈuʝa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hulla” 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). hulla 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

hulla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,151 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈuʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un tipo de carbón fósil.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hulla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 hulla, spelled H-U-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un tipo de carbón fósil.

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 "hulla"?
"hulla" is spelled H-U-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈuʝa].
What does "hulla" mean?
As a noun, "hulla" means: Un tipo de carbón fósil.
How do you pronounce "hulla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hulla" is [ˈuʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hulla" come from?
"hulla" 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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Using “hulla”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-U-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈuʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list