Colt

[kɔlt]

/[kɔlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Colt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,990
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Revolver

Corpus desk

Index DE-colt · Colt · German

Colt · rank #29,990 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,990
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH compilation

Nearest frequency peer: compilation (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Colt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Colt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Colt vs CT
25% similar
Colt vs con
25% similar
Colt vs com
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Colt
PropertyValue
HeadwordColt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,990
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Colt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Coltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „compilation“ (#29,991), „Cn“ (#29,987), „crown“ (#29,993). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Colt“ bei #29,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Colt (IPA [kɔlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,990 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Revolver".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Colt, with forms such as "ccolt", "clot", and "collt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CT", "con", "com", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Colt, spelled C-O-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Revolver

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anschließend kehrte er in sein Hotelzimmer zurück, ging ins Bad und zog den Colt hinten aus dem Hosenbund.“
  2. „Ich zog den Colt.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolt
  • clot
  • collt
  • coltt
  • cotl
  • oclt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Colt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccolt1clot2collt1coltt1cotl2oclt2
Edit distance from "Colt"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Colt"?
"Colt" is spelled C-O-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔlt].
What does "Colt" mean?
As a noun, "Colt" means: Revolver
What words are commonly confused with "Colt"?
"Colt" is commonly confused with "CT", "con", "com". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Colt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Colt" is [kɔlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Colt" come from?
"Colt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diez#30,000drag#30,008bolt#29,970Assi#29,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list