# Colorado

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/ · frequency rank #3,220

## Definitions
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15. A surname.

## Etymology
From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.

## Easily confused with
- **colored** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colorado-vs-colored)
- **Coronado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colorado-vs-coronado)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccolorado`, `cloorado`, `collorado`, `coloardo`, `coloraddo`, `coloraod`, `colordao`, `colorrado`, `colroado`, `coolrado`, `oclorado`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colorado