hurla

^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\

/^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\/ verb

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The verdict

“hurla” is uncommon French (frequency #64,515 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,515
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe hurler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hurla · hurla · French

hurla · rank #64,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,515
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hulu

Nearest frequency peer: Hulu (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hurla »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hurla » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hurla
PropertyValue
Headwordhurla
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hurla » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hurlatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Hulu » (#64,514), « hydrostatique » (#64,516), « hypnotiseur » (#64,517). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hurla » est au #64,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hurla is uncommon French at frequency #64,515 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe hurler.".

hurla has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hurla, spelled H-U-R-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe hurler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hurla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle hurla. Hurla à envriller les tympans de Torak.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hurla"?
"hurla" is spelled H-U-R-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\.
What does "hurla" mean?
As a verb, "hurla" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe hurler.
How do you pronounce "hurla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hurla" is ^((h aspiré))\yʁ.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hurla" come from?
"hurla" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hurla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gwenn#64,493golfs#64,478godes#64,477Kacem#64,553

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list