lingala
[lĩŋˈgala]
The verdict
“lingala” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lengua bantú hablada por unos 10 millones de personas en la región noroccidental de la República Democrática del Congo y la mayor parte de la República del Congo y otras naciones adyacentes. Es una...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lingala |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lĩŋˈgala] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lingala” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lingala is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [lĩŋˈgala]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lingala, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is lingala, spelled L-I-N-G-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Lengua bantú hablada por unos 10 millones de personas en la región noroccidental de la República Democrática del Congo y la mayor parte de la República del Congo y otras naciones adyacentes. Es una lengua parcialmente artificial, formada uniendo a la lengua bobangi numerosos elementos de otros idiomas bantúes y de varias lenguas europeas alrededor de fines del siglo XIX. Cuenta con una forma literaria y tres dialectos hablados, marcadamente diferentes e influídos por las lenguas de las regiones cercanas.
- 2Género musical congoleño, producto de la fusión de música tradicional de la región con ritmos afrocubanos.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lingala”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-I-N-G-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [lĩŋˈgala] (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.