coliflor

[koliˈfloɾ]

/[koliˈfloɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“coliflor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,821
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Brassica oleracea grupo ‘Botrytis’) Grupo de cultivares de col de los que se consume la pella, una gruesa masa carnosa formada por el meristema de los tallos preflorales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-coliflor · coliflor · Spanish

coliflor · rank #45,821 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,821
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cochecito

Nearest frequency peer: cochecito (-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 “coliflor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coliflor” 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 coliflor
PropertyValue
Headwordcoliflor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koliˈfloɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,821
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “coliflor”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cochecito” (#45,820), “combinarse” (#45,822), “cluster” (#45,819). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coliflor” va en #45,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around coliflor (IPA [koliˈfloɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,821 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for coliflor, with forms such as "ccoliflor", "cloiflor", and "coilflor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is coliflor, spelled C-O-L-I-F-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Brassica oleracea grupo ‘Botrytis’) Grupo de cultivares de col de los que se consume la pella, una gruesa masa carnosa formada por el meristema de los tallos preflorales.
  2. 2
    En particular, pella de la coliflor₁, que se consume como alimento en diversas preparaciones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coliflor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La coliflor y el brócoli son variedades esquisitas que aprovecha el hombre para su nutricion; piden el mismo cultivo, y la coliflor un clima mas templado, bien que en el llano de Vich comienza á ser cultivada con buen éxito.
  2. En almácigos siembrase al raso el coliflor.

This word in other languages

cauliflower(English)chou-fleur(Français)Blumenkohl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoliflor
  • cloiflor
  • coilflor
  • colfilor
  • colifflor
  • colifllor
  • coliflorr
  • coliflro
  • colifolr
  • colilfor
  • colliflor
  • ocliflor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coliflor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccoliflor1cloiflor2coilflor2colfilor2colifflor1colifllor1coliflorr1coliflro2
Edit distance from "coliflor"

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 "coliflor"?
"coliflor" is spelled C-O-L-I-F-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koliˈfloɾ].
What does "coliflor" mean?
As a noun, "coliflor" means: (Brassica oleracea grupo ‘Botrytis’) Grupo de cultivares de col de los que se consume la pella, una gruesa masa carnosa formada por el meristema de los tallos preflorales.
What are common misspellings of "coliflor"?
Common misspellings include "ccoliflor", "cloiflor", "coilflor", "colfilor", "colifflor". The correct spelling is "coliflor".
How do you pronounce "coliflor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coliflor" is [koliˈfloɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coliflor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list