colada

[koˈlað̞a]

/[koˈlað̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“colada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,389
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de bebida, sopa o mazamorra espesa y caliente, dulce o salada, hecha con almidón o harina de maíz y leche.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colada · colada · Spanish

colada · rank #30,389 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,389
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cogieron

Nearest frequency peer: cogieron (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “colada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “colada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

colada vs cold
67% similar
colada vs Colas
50% similar
colada vs colar
67% similar

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

Key facts for colada
PropertyValue
Headwordcolada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈlað̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,389
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colada”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).coladacae 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 “cogieron” (#30,388), “coloso” (#30,390), “complaciente” (#30,392). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colada” va en #30,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around colada (IPA [koˈlað̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,389 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for colada, with forms such as "ccolada", "cloada", and "coalda". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cold", "Colas", "colar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is colada, spelled C-O-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de bebida, sopa o mazamorra espesa y caliente, dulce o salada, hecha con almidón o harina de maíz y leche.
  2. 2
    En la fabricación de hierro, o cualquier otro metal procedente de minerales metálicos, etapa de una fundición de alto horno donde se vierte el material fundido (arrabio) en un molde.^([cita requerida]).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolada
  • cloada
  • coalda
  • colaad
  • coladda
  • coldaa
  • collada
  • oclada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccolada1cloada2coalda2colaad2coladda1coldaa2collada1oclada2
Edit distance from "colada"

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 "colada"?
"colada" is spelled C-O-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈlað̞a].
What does "colada" mean?
As a noun, "colada" means: Tipo de bebida, sopa o mazamorra espesa y caliente, dulce o salada, hecha con almidón o harina de maíz y leche.
What words are commonly confused with "colada"?
"colada" is commonly confused with "cold", "Colas", "colar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colada" is [koˈlað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colada" come from?
"colada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coloso#30,390Chiloé#30,384Corina#30,402canten#30,371

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

califa8 variantsderbi8 variantsderrite8 variantsducado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list