ua
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝a]
The verdict
“ua” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,412 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,412
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sigla de unidad astronómica, de longitud igual a 149 597 870 700 metros. Equivale aproximadamente a la distancia media entre la Tierra y el Sol.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ua |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝a] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #18,412 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ua” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ua is 2 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝a]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,412 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sigla de unidad astronómica, de longitud igual a 149 597 870 700 metros. Equivale aproximadamente a la distancia media entre la Tierra y el Sol.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ua in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "un", "us", "up", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ua, spelled U-A.
Definition
- 1Sigla de unidad astronómica, de longitud igual a 149 597 870 700 metros. Equivale aproximadamente a la distancia media entre la Tierra y el Sol.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ua”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “un” - see the side-by-side comparison. ua vs un
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.