la
Spanish, article/la/
la is spelled L-A (2 letters) and appears 36,308 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). La is a Spanish feminine article meaning “feminine singular definite article; the” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine)…. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Artículo determinado femenino singular”.
What does la mean in English?
article
- 1
femininefeminine singular definite article; the
La Europa húmeda y la árida
pronoun
- 1
accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
- 2
impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases: it, this
La sabe toda.
noun
- 1
masculinela (sixth note of the scale)
- 2
masculineA (the musical note or key)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
article: 1. Artículo determinado femenino singular.
pronoun: 1. Pronombre personal femenino de objeto directo (acusativo), tercera persona del singular..
noun: 1. Sexta nota de la escala mayor. La frecuencia de referencia es 440 hertz.
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 la
- las plural
- el masculine
- los masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce la?
- /la/
- [la]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to la
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is la in Spanish?
la appears 36,308 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).