ugly
/ˈʌɡ.li/
The verdict
“ugly” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,354 among 4,148 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,354
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,148
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Feo, desagradable, repulsivo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ugly |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈʌɡ.li/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #67,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ugly” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ugly is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,354 among 4,148 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈʌɡ.li/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ugly has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ugly, spelled U-G-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Feo, desagradable, repulsivo.
- 2Peligroso, amenazante.
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 “ugly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-G-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʌɡ.li/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.