koala
[koˈala]
The verdict
“koala” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,719 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| 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) |
Where “koala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for koala is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈala]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,719 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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Using “koala”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-O-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈala] (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.