wolof

[woˈlof]

/[woˈlof]/ adj

The verdict

“wolof” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo a un grupo étnico que habita Senegal, donde representan la primera minoría, Gambia y Mauritania. Son predominantemente musulmanes, y tradicionalmente se abocaron a la agric...

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Index ES-wolof · wolof · Spanish

wolof · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" 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.

Key facts for wolof
PropertyValue
Headwordwolof
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[woˈlof]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “wolof” en español

wolofno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wolof is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [woˈlof]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perteneciente o relativo a un grupo étnico que habita Senegal, donde representan la primera minoría, Gambia y Mauritania. Son predominantemente musulmanes, y tradicionalmente se abocaron a la agric...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for wolof in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is wolof, spelled W-O-L-O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relativo a un grupo étnico que habita Senegal, donde representan la primera minoría, Gambia y Mauritania. Son predominantemente musulmanes, y tradicionalmente se abocaron a la agricultura desde su llegada a la zona, procedentes de la actual Ghana, desde el siglo XI. Su lengua es una de las más habladas de la región.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wolof"?
"wolof" is spelled W-O-L-O-F. The IPA pronunciation is [woˈlof].
What does "wolof" mean?
As an adjective, "wolof" means: Perteneciente o relativo a un grupo étnico que habita Senegal, donde representan la primera minoría, Gambia y Mauritania. Son predominantemente musulmanes, y tradicionalmente se abocaron a la agric...
How do you pronounce "wolof"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wolof" is [woˈlof]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wolof" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list