collar

[koˈʝaɾ]

/[koˈʝaɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“collar” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,086
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adorno que se pone en torno al cuello

Corpus desk

Index ES-collar · collar · Spanish

collar · rank #9,086 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,086
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cirujano

Nearest frequency peer: cirujano (-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 “collar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “collar” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

collar vs color
67% similar
collar vs copla
67% similar
collar vs contar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for collar
PropertyValue
Headwordcollar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈʝaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,086
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “collar”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cirujano” (#9,085), “cometió” (#9,087), “chance” (#9,084). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “collar” va en #9,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around collar (IPA [koˈʝaɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,086 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for collar, with forms such as "ccollar", "clolar", and "colalr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "copla", "contar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 collar, spelled C-O-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adorno que se pone en torno al cuello
  2. 2
    Tira de cuero, plástico o cadena que se pone alrededor del cuello de los animales domésticos como adorno o defensa y para sujetarlos a una correa o cadena.
  3. 3
    Plumas que tienen ciertas aves en la zona del cuello.
  4. 4
    Cadena de oro, símbolo de la autoridad de sus dignatarios en algunas órdenes.
  5. 5
    Pieza de hierro circular que se ponía antaño en el cuello de un malhechor.
  6. 6
    Aro de metal o tira de cuero en torno al cuello de un animal para poder sujetarlo o manejarlo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollar
  • clolar
  • colalr
  • collarr
  • collra
  • ocllar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccollar1clolar2colalr2collarr1collra2ocllar2
Edit distance from "collar"

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 "collar"?
"collar" is spelled C-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈʝaɾ].
What does "collar" mean?
As a noun, "collar" means: Adorno que se pone en torno al cuello
What words are commonly confused with "collar"?
"collar" is commonly confused with "color", "copla", "contar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "collar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collar" is [koˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "collar" come from?
"collar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chance#9,084cerdos#9,083caudal#9,082cráneo#9,094

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

burro6 variantsvago6 variantsruego6 variantsmango6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list