coleto
[koˈlet̪o]
The verdict
“coleto” 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) - Casaca de cuero, con o sin mangas, usada por los militares debajo de la coraza o por los campesinos como única protección.
Corpus desk
Index ES-coleto · coleto · Spanish
coleto · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coleto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈlet̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “coleto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
coleto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈlet̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for coleto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is coleto, spelled C-O-L-E-T-O.
Definition
- 1Casaca de cuero, con o sin mangas, usada por los militares debajo de la coraza o por los campesinos como única protección.
- 2Persona falta de la esperada vergüenza por cometer acciones que se reputan inmorales, en especial las relativas al pudor o al honor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coleto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
de un aposento salió un mulatazo mostrando las presas, con un sombrero enjerto en guardasol y un coleto de ante debajo de una ropilla suelta y llena de cintas.
De vainas estaba Samir (al parecer, Samir Campo Barrios), que llegó y me recogió frentiado en un carro, cuando veo a un coleto que no sé con qué le partió el vidrio lateral del conductor. Entonces, El Niño corriendo y yo saliendo acá en el carro con Luna.
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.