coleta

/[koˈlet̪a]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,011

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

coleta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Porción de cabello que se sujeta junto a su raíz, y se enrolla o deja caer. Pronounced [koˈlet̪a]. Often confused with Cota and costa.

Key facts for coleta
PropertyValue
Headwordcoleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈlet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,011
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for coleta is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈlet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,011 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for coleta, with forms such as "ccoleta", "cloeta", and "coelta". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cota", "costa", "Corta", 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 coleta, spelled C-O-L-E-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porción de cabello que se sujeta junto a su raíz, y se enrolla o deja caer.
  2. 2
    En particular, coleta₁ que se hace recogiendo todo el cabello en la nuca.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, lazo textil o elástico con que se recoge el cabello en una coleta₁ o ₂.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, cabello largo que se deja crecer junto a la nuca.
  5. 5
    Lienzo fino y poco tupido que se usa para forros de prendas de vestir.
  6. 6
    Tela fuerte y ligera de algodón, usualmente teñida de amarillo, que se fabricaba antiguamente en la ciudad china de Nanking.
  7. 7
    Tela ligera de algodón, hilada a modo del tafetán y aprestada por un lado, usada habitualmente para piezas efímeras.
  8. 8
    Tela recia y barata de fibra de cáñamo.
  9. 9
    Breve añadido que se hace al final de un texto o discurso.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoleta,cloeta,coelta,coleat,coletta,colleta,coltea,ocleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coleta

Misspelling Variants of "coleta"

ccoleta7cloeta6coelta6coleat6coletta7colleta7coltea6ocleta6
Misspelling Variants of "coleta"

Frequency rank: #34,011 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coleta"?
"coleta" is spelled C-O-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈlet̪a].
What does "coleta" mean?
As a noun, "coleta" means: Porción de cabello que se sujeta junto a su raíz, y se enrolla o deja caer.
What words are commonly confused with "coleta"?
"coleta" is commonly confused with "Cota", "costa", "Corta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coleta" is [koˈlet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coleta" come from?
"coleta" 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.