colmar

[kolˈmaɾ]

/[kolˈmaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“colmar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,086 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,086
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colmar · colmar · Spanish

colmar · rank #54,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,086
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colman

Nearest frequency peer: colman (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “colmar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “colmar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colmar
PropertyValue
Headwordcolmar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kolˈmaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “colmar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).colmarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “colman” (#54,085), “coloradas” (#54,087), “Cognac” (#54,083). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colmar” va en #54,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colmar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,086 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kolˈmaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Llenar las cámaras o trojes.
  3. 3
    Dar con abundancia.
  4. 4
    Satisfacer por completo anhelos, sueños o aspiraciones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how colmar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Colmaron la mochila con más ropa de la que necesitaban».
  2. «Mi único deseo es colmar a mi hija con las más fastuosas prendas que puedan haber en el mundo».

Synonyms

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 "colmar"?
"colmar" is spelled C-O-L-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kolˈmaɾ].
What does "colmar" mean?
As a verb, "colmar" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "colmar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colmar" is [kolˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colmar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list