Colín
[koˈlĩn]
The verdict
“Colín” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,418 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,418
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Apellido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-colin · Colín · Spanish
Colín · rank #68,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,418
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH compadece
Nearest frequency peer: compadece (+2 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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Colín”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- ciénagas
ciénagas
31,591 corpus weight
- cojonuda
cojonuda
31,587 corpus weight
- colaba
colaba
31,586 corpus weight
- Colín
Colín
31,583 corpus weight
- compadece
compadece
31,581 corpus weight
- compinche
compinche
31,577 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Colín” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Colín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [koˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #68,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Colín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Colín is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,418 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [koˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apellido.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Colín, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Colín, spelled C-O-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Apellido.
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.
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