pulga
Spanish, noun/ˈpulɡa/
pulga is spelled P-U-L-G-A (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pulga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “flea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pequeño insecto del orden Siphonaptera. Son parásitos externos que viven de la sangre. Sus patas posteriores…”.
What does pulga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflea (a small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities)
- 2
UScolloquialfeminineflea market
- 3
Spainfemininesmall sandwich; filled bread roll
- 4
femininetiddlywinks
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pequeño insecto del orden Siphonaptera. Son parásitos externos que viven de la sangre. Sus patas posteriores contienen fibras de una proteína elástica que les permiten dar saltos enormes en relación a su tamaño.
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 pulga
- pulgas plural
- pulguita diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pulga?
- /ˈpulɡa/
- [ˈpul.ɣ̞a]
- [ˈpulɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pulga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pulga in Spanish?
pulga appears 1.2 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).