Ulloa

[uˈʝoa]

/[uˈʝoa]/ name

The verdict

“Ulloa” sits in 1 confusable pair (corpus #22,536) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,536
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido

Corpus desk

Index ES-ulloa · Ulloa · Spanish

Ulloa · rank #22,536 · 4 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,536
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH unitaria

Nearest frequency peer: unitaria (+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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “Ulloa”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “Ulloa” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ulloa vs ultra
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ulloa
PropertyValue
HeadwordUlloa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[uˈʝoa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,536
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “Ulloa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Ulloacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “unitaria” (#22,537), “trataremos” (#22,534), “valencianos” (#22,538). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “Ulloa” va en #22,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ulloa is neighbouring look-alikes ("ultra"), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [uˈʝoa]. Frequency #22,536 among 448 “U” headwords. Gloss: "Apellido".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ulloa, with forms such as "luloa", "ullao", and "uloa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ultra", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Ulloa, spelled U-L-L-O-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • luloa
  • ullao
  • uloa
  • ulola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ulloa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

luloa2ullao2uloa1ulola2
Edit distance from "Ulloa"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ulloa"?
"Ulloa" is spelled U-L-L-O-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈʝoa].
What does "Ulloa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ulloa" means: Apellido
What words are commonly confused with "Ulloa"?
"Ulloa" is commonly confused with "ultra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ulloa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ulloa" is [uˈʝoa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ulloa" come from?
"Ulloa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ulloa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list