colero

[koˈleɾo]

/[koˈleɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“colero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Equipo o competidor que en un torneo está entre los últimos lugares de la tabla de competición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colero · colero · Spanish

colero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for colero
PropertyValue
Headwordcolero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈleɾo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “colero” en español

colerono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈleɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for colero, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is colero, spelled C-O-L-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Equipo o competidor que en un torneo está entre los últimos lugares de la tabla de competición.
  2. 2
    Persona que se dedica a esperar en la fila para luego vender su turno.
  3. 3
    Persona que saca provecho prejudicando al resto.
  4. 4
    Vendedor amateur que improvisa un puesto de venta en la vía pública los días de feria.
  5. 5
    Persona adicta a las drogas.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colero"?
"colero" is spelled C-O-L-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈleɾo].
What does "colero" mean?
As a noun, "colero" means: Equipo o competidor que en un torneo está entre los últimos lugares de la tabla de competición.
How do you pronounce "colero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colero" is [koˈleɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colero" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list