colateral
Spanish, adjective/kolateˈɾal/
colateral is spelled C-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,959th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colateral is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “collateral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dícese de las cosas que están a uno y otro lado de otra principal. Aplícase comúnmente a las naves y altares…”.
What does colateral mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dícese de las cosas que están a uno y otro lado de otra principal. Aplícase comúnmente a las naves y altares de los templos, que están en esta situación. 2. Dícese del pariente que no es pariente por línea recta. 3. Dicho de un daño: que ocurre como una consecuencia inintencionada respecto de otra acción.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of colateral
- colaterales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colateral?
- /kolateˈɾal/
- [ko.la.t̪eˈɾal]
- [kolat̪eˈɾal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colateral
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colateral in Spanish?
colateral appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).