úvula
Spanish, noun/ˈubula/
úvula is spelled Ú-V-U-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 163,697th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Úvula is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “uvula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Masa de tejido mucoso que pende en la parte media del velo del paladar, bisectando la cara inferior del…”.
What does úvula mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineuvula
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Masa de tejido mucoso que pende en la parte media del velo del paladar, bisectando la cara inferior del mismo. Junto con la garganta, entra en la articulación de numerosos sonidos en el habla humana, llamados uvulares.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of úvula
- úvulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce úvula?
- /ˈubula/
- [ˈu.β̞u.la]
- [ˈuβ̞ula]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to úvula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is úvula in Spanish?
úvula appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).