Welsh

/wɛlʃ/

//wɛlʃ// adj

The verdict

“Welsh” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,061 among 230 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,061
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Galés; perteneciente o relativo a Gales, sus habitantes, o al idioma galés.

Corpus desk

Index ES-welsh · Welsh · Spanish

Welsh · rank #65,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,061
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH wallet

Nearest frequency peer: wallet (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Welsh”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Welsh” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Welsh
PropertyValue
HeadwordWelsh
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/wɛlʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Welsh” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Welshcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “wallet” (#65,060), “volvieras” (#65,059), “who's” (#65,063). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “Welsh” va en #65,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Welsh is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,061 among 230 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /wɛlʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Galés; perteneciente o relativo a Gales, sus habitantes, o al idioma galés.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Welsh, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Welsh, spelled W-E-L-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Galés; perteneciente o relativo a Gales, sus habitantes, o al idioma galés.

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 "Welsh"?
"Welsh" is spelled W-E-L-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /wɛlʃ/.
What does "Welsh" mean?
As an adjective, "Welsh" means: Galés; perteneciente o relativo a Gales, sus habitantes, o al idioma galés.
How do you pronounce "Welsh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Welsh" is /wɛlʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Welsh" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Welsh", 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