pumalaca

[pumaˈlaka]

/[pumaˈlaka]/ noun

The verdict

“pumalaca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Syzygium jambos) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de la India y naturalizado en América tropical. Muestra hojas opuestas, lanceoladas e inflorescencia corimbosa, que fructifica en una ...

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Index ES-pumalaca · pumalaca · Spanish

pumalaca · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for pumalaca
PropertyValue
Headwordpumalaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pumaˈlaka]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pumalaca” en español

pumalacaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pumalaca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pumaˈlaka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Syzygium jambos) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de la India y naturalizado en América tropical. Muestra hojas opuestas, lanceoladas e inflorescencia corimbosa, que fructifica en una ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pumalaca, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 pumalaca, spelled P-U-M-A-L-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Syzygium jambos) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de la India y naturalizado en América tropical. Muestra hojas opuestas, lanceoladas e inflorescencia corimbosa, que fructifica en una baya redonda, de 2 a 5 cm de diámetro, de color amarillo verdoso, a veces algo rojizo. Su pulpa es de sabor agradable, blanca y firme.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pumalaca"?
"pumalaca" is spelled P-U-M-A-L-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pumaˈlaka].
What does "pumalaca" mean?
As a noun, "pumalaca" means: (Syzygium jambos) Árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de la India y naturalizado en América tropical. Muestra hojas opuestas, lanceoladas e inflorescencia corimbosa, que fructifica en una ...
How do you pronounce "pumalaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pumalaca" is [pumaˈlaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pumalaca" come from?
"pumalaca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list