ufa
[ˈufa]
The verdict
“ufa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,285 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,285
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 448
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indica enojo, fastidio, desagrado, o reacción negativa ante algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ufa · ufa · Spanish
ufa · rank #51,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,285
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 448
- PHOTO-FINISH tímidas
Nearest frequency peer: tímidas (-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 “ufa”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- troncales
troncales
48,720 corpus weight
- tuerce
tuerce
48,719 corpus weight
- tímidas
tímidas
48,717 corpus weight
- ufa
ufa
48,716 corpus weight
- until
until
48,715 corpus weight
- vaciando
vaciando
48,712 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ufa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ufa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈufa] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #51,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ufa” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ufa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,285 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈufa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indica enojo, fastidio, desagrado, o reacción negativa ante algo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ufa in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ufa, spelled U-F-A.
Definition
- 1Indica enojo, fastidio, desagrado, o reacción negativa ante algo.
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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