orla

[ˈoɾla]

/[ˈoɾla]/ noun

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The verdict

“orla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,812 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,812
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orilla de paños, telas, vestidos u otras cosas, con algún adorno que la distingue.

Corpus desk

Index ES-orla · orla · Spanish

orla · rank #51,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,812
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH oralidad

Nearest frequency peer: oralidad (-1 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 “orla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “orla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for orla
PropertyValue
Headwordorla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoɾla]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “orla” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.orlacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “oralidad” (#51,811), “ositos” (#51,813), “pagarás” (#51,815). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “orla” va en #51,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

orla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,812 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoɾla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for orla in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is orla, spelled O-R-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orilla de paños, telas, vestidos u otras cosas, con algún adorno que la distingue.
  2. 2
    Adorno que se dibuja, pinta, graba o imprime en las orillas de una hoja de papel, vitela o pergamino, en torno de lo escrito o impreso, o rodeando un retrato, viñeta, cifra, etc.
  3. 3
    Pieza hecha en forma de filete y puesta dentro del escudo, aunque separada de sus extremos otra tanta distancia como ella tiene de ancho, que por lo ordinario es la duodécima parte de la mitad del escudo, que corresponde a la mitad de la bordura.
  4. 4
    Lámina en donde se juntan los retratos de los condiscípulos de una misma promoción escolar al momento de graduarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "orla"?
"orla" is spelled O-R-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoɾla].
What does "orla" mean?
As a noun, "orla" means: Orilla de paños, telas, vestidos u otras cosas, con algún adorno que la distingue.
How do you pronounce "orla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orla" is [ˈoɾla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "orla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list