koala
[koˈala]
The verdict
“koala” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,719 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 248
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Phascolarctos cinereus) Mamífero marsupial nativo de Australia, el último representante supérstite de la familia Phascolarctidae, de cuerpo robusto de hasta 15 kg de peso, cubierto de denso pelaje...
Corpus desk
Index ES-koala · koala · Spanish
koala · rank #51,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,719
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 248
- PHOTO-FINISH kush
Nearest frequency peer: kush (+3 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 “koala”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- juglar
juglar
48,288 corpus weight
- koala
koala
48,282 corpus weight
- kush
kush
48,279 corpus weight
- laborable
laborable
48,277 corpus weight
- lactante
lactante
48,276 corpus weight
- lad
lad
48,275 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “koala” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | koala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈala] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #51,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “koala” en español
Rare enough to double-check
koala is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,719 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈala]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for koala in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is koala, spelled K-O-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1(Phascolarctos cinereus) Mamífero marsupial nativo de Australia, el último representante supérstite de la familia Phascolarctidae, de cuerpo robusto de hasta 15 kg de peso, cubierto de denso pelaje gris, y miembros cortos dotados de fuertes garras, incluyendo dos pulgares oponibles. Es arborícola y de metabolismo muy lento.
- 2Pequeño bolso que se ata a la altura de la cintura y se lleva por delante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how koala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El koala, uno de los marsupiales de Australia, es perseguido por su piel.
Un australiano podrá decirte con destemplanza que el koala, lejos de ser un osito de peluche, es un perezoso que duerme veinte horas a sus crías, que huele mal, que es violento y antipático, que se mea aposta en tus brazos.
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.
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