colchón

/[kolʲˈt͡ʃõn]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,928

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

colchón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza flexible rellena de un material blando elástico, como gomaespuma o resortes y que se coloca sobre la cama para dormir. Pronounced [kolʲˈt͡ʃõn]. Often confused with Colón and corcho.

Key facts for colchón
PropertyValue
Headwordcolchón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kolʲˈt͡ʃõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,928
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of colchón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for colchón is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kolʲˈt͡ʃõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,928 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for colchón, with forms such as "ccolchón", "clochón", and "coclhón". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Colón", "corcho", "colofón", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is colchón, spelled C-O-L-C-H-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza flexible rellena de un material blando elástico, como gomaespuma o resortes y que se coloca sobre la cama para dormir.
  2. 2
    Capa blanda de cualquier material que cubre una superficie.
  3. 3
    Hablando de dinero, suma que sirve de resguardo para imprevistos o de base para una inversión.
  4. 4
    Cosa, recurso o situación que amortigua, aligera o alivia una dificultad.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccolchón,clochón,coclhón,colcchón,colchhón,colchnó,colchónn,colcóhn,colhcón,collchón,oclchón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for colchón

Misspelling Variants of "colchón"

ccolchón8clochón7coclhón7colcchón8colchhón8colchnó7colchónn8colcóhn7
Misspelling Variants of "colchón"

Frequency rank: #11,928 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colchón"?
"colchón" is spelled C-O-L-C-H-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kolʲˈt͡ʃõn].
What does "colchón" mean?
As a noun, "colchón" means: Pieza flexible rellena de un material blando elástico, como gomaespuma o resortes y que se coloca sobre la cama para dormir.
What words are commonly confused with "colchón"?
"colchón" is commonly confused with "Colón", "corcho", "colofón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colchón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colchón" is [kolʲˈt͡ʃõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colchón" come from?
"colchón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.