collage
[koˈlaʃ]
The verdict
“collage” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #23,348 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,348
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Montaje de materiales como trozos de papel, cristal, tejido sobre una superficie o como objeto espacial.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | collage |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈlaʃ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,348 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “collage” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for collage is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈlaʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,348 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for collage, with forms such as "ccollage", "clolage", and "colage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "collar", "college", "collares", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 collage, spelled C-O-L-L-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Montaje de materiales como trozos de papel, cristal, tejido sobre una superficie o como objeto espacial.
- 2Obra artística realizada mediante esta técnica.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccollage,clolage,colage,colalge,collaeg,collagge,collgae,ocllage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “collage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈlaʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “collar” - see the side-by-side comparison. collage vs collar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.