collar

/[koˈʝaɾ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,086

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

collar is aSpanishnoun. It means: Adorno que se pone en torno al cuello Pronounced [koˈʝaɾ]. It ranks #9,086 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with color and copla.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of collar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for collar is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈʝaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,086 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for collar, with forms such as "ccollar", "clolar", and "colalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "copla", "contar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is collar, spelled C-O-L-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccollar,clolar,colalr,collarr,collra,ocllar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for collar

Misspelling Variants of "collar"

ccollar7clolar6colalr6collarr7collra6ocllar6
Misspelling Variants of "collar"

Frequency rank: #9,086 in Spanish

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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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.