koala
Spanish, noun/koˈala/
koala is spelled K-O-A-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 51,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Koala is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “koala” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Phascolarctos cinereus) Mamífero marsupial nativo de Australia, el último representante supérstite de la…”.
What does koala mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekoala
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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. 2. Pequeño bolso que se ata a la altura de la cintura y se lleva por delante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of koala
- koalas plural
- coala alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce koala?
- /koˈala/
- [koˈa.la]
- [koˈala]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to koala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is koala in Spanish?
koala appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).