colega
[koˈleɣ̞a]
The verdict
“colega” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,932 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,932
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona con la que se comparte el pertenecer a una profesión o equipo de trabajo u organización.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colega |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈleɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,932 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colega” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for colega is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈleɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,932 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for colega, with forms such as "ccolega", "cloega", and "coelga". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Corea", "colgó", "coles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is colega, spelled C-O-L-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Persona con la que se comparte el pertenecer a una profesión o equipo de trabajo u organización.
- 2Amigo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccolega,cloega,coelga,coleag,colegga,colgea,collega,oclega
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colega - 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.
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.
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Using “colega”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-E-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈleɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Corea” - see the side-by-side comparison. colega vs Corea
- 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.