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uvular

Spanish, adjective/ubuˈlaɾ/

uvular is spelled U-V-U-L-A-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written Spanish, the 308,039th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Uvular is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “uvular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Relacionado con la úvula o propio de ella”.

What does uvular mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculineuvular

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relacionado con la úvula o propio de ella. 2. Se dice del sonido en el que interviene la úvula

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 uvular

  • uvulares feminine masculine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce uvular?

  • /ubuˈlaɾ/
  • [u.β̞uˈlaɾ]
  • [uβ̞uˈlaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to uvular

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is uvular in Spanish?

uvular appears about once in every 79 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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