-zuela
Spanish, suffix/ˈθwela/
-zuela is spelled Z-U-E-L-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 195,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -zuela is a Spanish feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -uela” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of -zuelo.
What does -zuela mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininealternative form of -uela
suffix
- 1
femininefeminine singular of -zuelo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Herramienta de carpintero, compuesta de una plancha cortante de hierro, de diez a doce centímetros de anchura, y un mango corto de madera, que forma recodo. Sirve para desbastar.
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 -zuela
- zuelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -zuela?
- /ˈθwela/
- [ˈθwe.la]
- /ˈswela/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -zuela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is -zuela in Spanish?
-zuela appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).