The word "higuela" is spelled with five letters, "h-i-g-u-e-l-a". In terms of pronunciation, it can be transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet as /hiˈɣela/. The "h" in the beginning is a voiceless glottal fricative, followed by a stressed "i" vowel sound. The next three letters "g-u-e" represent a voiced velar stop, a close back unrounded vowel, and a close front unrounded vowel, respectively. Finally, the word ends with the unstressed "l-a" sounds, which are a voiced alveolar lateral approximant followed by a low-mid front unrounded vowel.