colista
[koˈlist̪a]
The verdict
“colista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,079 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,079
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de quien va o queda último en un concurso o competencia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [koˈlist̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,079 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colista” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
colista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,079 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [koˈlist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dice de quien va o queda último en un concurso o competencia.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for colista, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is colista, spelled C-O-L-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Se dice de quien va o queda último en un concurso o competencia.
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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Using “colista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈlist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.