col

[ˈkol]

/[ˈkol]/ noun

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The verdict

“col” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,523) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,523
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Brassica oleracea gr. Capitata) Variedad cultivar de la berza, de la familia de las brasicáceas, de tallo corto y cogollo denso de hojas blancas, verdes o moradas. Se consume cruda o cocida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-col · col · Spanish

col · rank #7,523 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,523
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH citar

Nearest frequency peer: citar (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “col”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “col” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

col vs CV
0% similar
col vs cu
33% similar
col vs con
67% similar

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

Key facts for col
PropertyValue
Headwordcol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkol]
Letters3
Frequency rank#7,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “col” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.colcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “citar” (#7,522), “comido” (#7,524), “certificados” (#7,521). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for col is neighbouring look-alikes ("CV", "cu", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈkol]. Frequency #7,523 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Gloss: "(Brassica oleracea gr. Capitata) Variedad cultivar de la berza, de la familia de las brasicáceas, de tallo corto y cogollo denso de hojas blancas, verdes o moradas. Se consume cruda o cocida.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for col, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CV", "cu", "con", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is col, spelled C-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Brassica oleracea gr. Capitata) Variedad cultivar de la berza, de la familia de las brasicáceas, de tallo corto y cogollo denso de hojas blancas, verdes o moradas. Se consume cruda o cocida.

Synonyms

berzarepollo

This word in other languages

cabbage(English)chou(Français)Kohl(Deutsch)couve(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "col"?
"col" is spelled C-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkol].
What does "col" mean?
As a noun, "col" means: (Brassica oleracea gr. Capitata) Variedad cultivar de la berza, de la familia de las brasicáceas, de tallo corto y cogollo denso de hojas blancas, verdes o moradas. Se consume cruda o cocida.
What words are commonly confused with "col"?
"col" is commonly confused with "CV", "cu", "con". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "col"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "col" is [ˈkol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "col" come from?
"col" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tel#7,632tic#7,634Tim#7,635cal#7,675

What to do next

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list