colla

[ˈkoʝa]

/[ˈkoʝa]/ adj

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The verdict

“colla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,155 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,155
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona originaria o perteneciente a una etnia de indígenas que habita en el occidente de Bolivia, principalmente, y un poco en zonas fronterizas del noreste altiplanico de Argentina, norte Chile y...

Key facts for colla
PropertyValue
Headwordcolla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkoʝa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colla” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colla lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,155 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkoʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for colla in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is colla, spelled C-O-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona originaria o perteneciente a una etnia de indígenas que habita en el occidente de Bolivia, principalmente, y un poco en zonas fronterizas del noreste altiplanico de Argentina, norte Chile y sureste del Perú.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que pertenece o tiene relación con los collas₁
  3. 3
    Por extensión, persona que habita el Altiplano de Argentina, Chile o Bolivia y entre sus ancestros a alguno de los pueblos amerindios que habitaron la zona, como diaguitas, atacameños y omaguacas que si aceptaron al imperio inca, pero se refiere más los quechuas y aimaras. Son poblaciones mestizas y en su mayoría hablan el castellano.
  4. 4
    Que pertenece o tiene relación con los collas₃
  5. 5
    Persona que vive en las provincias altiplánicas del occidente de Bolivia.

Synonyms

aimaraaimaráaymaraaymaráaimaraaimaráaymaraaymarácamba (indígena selvático)

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 "colla"?
"colla" is spelled C-O-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoʝa].
What does "colla" mean?
As an adjective, "colla" means: Persona originaria o perteneciente a una etnia de indígenas que habita en el occidente de Bolivia, principalmente, y un poco en zonas fronterizas del noreste altiplanico de Argentina, norte Chile y...
How do you pronounce "colla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colla" is [ˈkoʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colla" come from?
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Using “colla”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkoʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list