colectivo
noun
colectivo is spelled C-O-L-E-C-T-I-V-O: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colectivo means “A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colectivo is colectivos.
How many letters and syllables are in colectivo?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-E-C-T-I-V-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colectivo?
Colectivo appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of colectivo
- colectivos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colectivo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.
- 2
A government-backed far-left paramilitary group in Venezuela
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does colectivo come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish colectivo. In reference to shared taxis, clipping of taxi colectivo. Doublet of collective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).