ulna
[ˈulna]
The verdict
“ulna” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso que va desde el codo hasta el puño; cúbito.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ulna · ulna · Spanish
ulna · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ulna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈulna] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ulna” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ulna is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈulna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hueso que va desde el codo hasta el puño; cúbito.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ulna, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ulna, spelled U-L-N-A.
Definition
- 1Hueso que va desde el codo hasta el puño; cúbito.
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.