colega
Spanish, noun/koˈleɡa/
colega is spelled C-O-L-E-G-A (6 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,928th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colega is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “colleague” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona con la que se comparte el pertenecer a una profesión o equipo de trabajo u organización”.
What does colega mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecolleague
- 2
Spaincolloquialfemininemasculinebuddy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona con la que se comparte el pertenecer a una profesión o equipo de trabajo u organización. 2. Amigo
noun: 1. Colega.
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 colega
- colegas plural
- cólegas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colega?
- /koˈleɡa/
- [koˈle.ɣ̞a]
- [koˈleɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colega
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colega in Spanish?
colega appears 13 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).