colmar
[kolˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“colmar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #54,086 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #54,086
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colmar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kolˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #54,086 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colmar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for colmar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kolˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,086 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for colmar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is colmar, spelled C-O-L-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Llenar una medida, un cajón, un cesto, etc., de modo que lo que se echa en ellos exceda su capacidad y levante más que los bordes.
- 2Llenar las cámaras o trojes.
- 3Dar con abundancia.
- 4Satisfacer por completo anhelos, sueños o aspiraciones.
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 “colmar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kolˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.