colación

[kolaˈsjõn]

/[kolaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“colación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,613 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#22,613
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acto de colar o conferir canónicamente un beneficio eclesiástico, o el de conferir un grado de universidad.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

colación vs colchón
75% similar
colación vs creación
75% similar
colación vs curación
75% similar

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

Key facts for colación
PropertyValue
Headwordcolación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kolaˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,613
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for colación is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kolaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,613 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for colación, with forms such as "ccolación", "cloación", and "coalción". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "colchón", "creación", "curación", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 colación, spelled C-O-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto de colar o conferir canónicamente un beneficio eclesiástico, o el de conferir un grado de universidad.
  2. 2
    Cotejo que se hace de una cosa con otra.
  3. 3
    Conferencia o conversación que tenían los antiguos monjes sobre cosas espirituales.
  4. 4
    Descripción física de un texto.
  5. 5
    Territorio o parte de vecindario que pertenece a cada parroquia en particular.
  6. 6
    Refacción que se acostumbra a tomar por la noche en los días de ayuno.
  7. 7
    Refacción de dulces, pastas y a veces fiambres, con que se obsequia a un huésped o se celebra algún suceso.
  8. 8
    Porción de cascajo, dulces, frutas u otras cosas de comer, que se da a los criados el día de nochebuena.
  9. 9
    Comida ligera.^([cita requerida])
  10. 10
    Tipo de dulce relleno con alguna pasta como maní, nueces, anís o almendras y generalmente recubierto con azúcar.

Synonyms

cotejocomparaciónconfrontacióncollatioaperitivotentempiépsicolabisaperitivotentempiépsicolabis

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccolación,cloación,coalción,colacción,colacinó,colaciónn,colacóin,colaicón,colasión,colcaión,collación,oclación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colación - 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.

ccolación1cloación2coalción2colacción1colacinó2colaciónn1colacóin2colaicón2
Edit distance from "colación"

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 "colación"?
"colación" is spelled C-O-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kolaˈsjõn].
What does "colación" mean?
As a noun, "colación" means: Acto de colar o conferir canónicamente un beneficio eclesiástico, o el de conferir un grado de universidad.
What words are commonly confused with "colación"?
"colación" is commonly confused with "colchón", "creación", "curación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colación" is [kolaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colación" come from?
"colación" is a Spanish 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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Using “colación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kolaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “colchón” - see the side-by-side comparison. colación vs colchón
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list