yal

[ˈʝal]

/[ˈʝal]/ noun

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The verdict

“yal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,402 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,402
frequency rank, Spanish
1,840
“Y” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Melanodera spp., Phrygilus spp.) Cualquiera de varias aves de la familia de los tráupidos, nativas de la región andina en el nuevo mundo.

Key facts for yal
PropertyValue
Headwordyal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʝal]
Letters3
Frequency rank#87,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “yal” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). yal lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

yal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,402 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for yal, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is yal, spelled Y-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Melanodera spp., Phrygilus spp.) Cualquiera de varias aves de la familia de los tráupidos, nativas de la región andina en el nuevo mundo.
  2. 2
    (Phrygilus fruticeti fruticeti ( Kittlitz )) Ave de 18-19cm de color apizarrado o gris en la cabeza, lomo y partes superiores, pecho y garganta aún más oscuros, casi negros, y vientre más claro, hasta el color blanco; pico y patas amarillas. Esto es en el macho. La hembra tiene las patas y pico marrón oscuro, con rayas oscuras sobre la cabeza y lomo, y rayas marrones en sus partes inferiores. Habita de Arica a Tierra del Fuego. Suele andar en bandadas.

Synonyms

comesebocometocinosemillerodialrara negra

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 "yal"?
"yal" is spelled Y-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʝal].
What does "yal" mean?
As a noun, "yal" means: (Melanodera spp., Phrygilus spp.) Cualquiera de varias aves de la familia de los tráupidos, nativas de la región andina en el nuevo mundo.
How do you pronounce "yal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "yal" is [ˈʝal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "yal" come from?
"yal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “yal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʝal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list