Collins

//ˈkɒl.ɪnz// name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,335

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Collins is aSpanishname. It means: Apellido. Pronounced /ˈkɒl.ɪnz/. Often confused with colina and colinas.

Key facts for Collins
PropertyValue
HeadwordCollins
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA/ˈkɒl.ɪnz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,335
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Collins is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒl.ɪnz/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,335 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Apellido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Collins, with forms such as "ccollins", "clolins", and "colilns". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "colina", "colinas", 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 Collins, spelled C-O-L-L-I-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apellido.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccollins,clolins,colilns,colins,collinns,collinss,collisn,collnis,ocllins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Collins

Misspelling Variants of "Collins"

ccollins8clolins7colilns7colins6collinns8collinss8collisn7collnis7
Misspelling Variants of "Collins"

Frequency rank: #12,335 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Collins"?
"Collins" is spelled C-O-L-L-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒl.ɪnz/.
What does "Collins" mean?
As a name, "Collins" means: Apellido.
What words are commonly confused with "Collins"?
"Collins" is commonly confused with "colina", "colinas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Collins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Collins" is /ˈkɒl.ɪnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Collins" come from?
"Collins" 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

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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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.