colesterol

[kolest̪eˈɾol]

/[kolest̪eˈɾol]/ noun

The verdict

“colesterol” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,789
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lipido de esterol sintetizado por el hígado y transportado en el torrente sanguíneo a las membranas de todas las células animales; desempeña un papel central en muchos procesos bioquímicos y, como ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-colesterol · colesterol · Spanish

colesterol · rank #16,789 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,789
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cisneros

Nearest frequency peer: Cisneros (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “colesterol”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “colesterol” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colesterol
PropertyValue
Headwordcolesterol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kolest̪eˈɾol]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,789
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colesterol”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).colesterolcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Cisneros” (#16,788), “Ciro” (#16,787), “comprobación” (#16,791). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colesterol” va en #16,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around colesterol (IPA [kolest̪eˈɾol]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,789 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lipido de esterol sintetizado por el hígado y transportado en el torrente sanguíneo a las membranas de todas las células animales; desempeña un papel central en muchos procesos bioquímicos y, como ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for colesterol, with forms such as "ccolesterol", "cloesterol", and "coelsterol". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is colesterol, spelled C-O-L-E-S-T-E-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lipido de esterol sintetizado por el hígado y transportado en el torrente sanguíneo a las membranas de todas las células animales; desempeña un papel central en muchos procesos bioquímicos y, como una lipoproteína que recubre las paredes de los vasos sanguíneos, se asocia con enfermedades cardiovasculares.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolesterol
  • cloesterol
  • coelsterol
  • colesetrol
  • colessterol
  • colesteorl
  • colesterlo
  • colesteroll
  • colesterrol
  • colestreol
  • colestterol
  • coletserol
  • collesterol
  • colseterol
  • oclesterol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colesterol - 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.

ccolesterol1cloesterol2coelsterol2colesetrol2colessterol1colesteorl2colesterlo2colesteroll1
Edit distance from "colesterol"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colesterol"?
"colesterol" is spelled C-O-L-E-S-T-E-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [kolest̪eˈɾol].
What does "colesterol" mean?
As a noun, "colesterol" means: Lipido de esterol sintetizado por el hígado y transportado en el torrente sanguíneo a las membranas de todas las células animales; desempeña un papel central en muchos procesos bioquímicos y, como ...
What are common misspellings of "colesterol"?
Common misspellings include "ccolesterol", "cloesterol", "coelsterol", "colesetrol", "colessterol". The correct spelling is "colesterol".
How do you pronounce "colesterol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colesterol" is [kolest̪eˈɾol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colesterol" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "colesterol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list