colmillos

[kolˈmiʝos]

/[kolˈmiʝos]/ noun

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The verdict

“colmillos” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,562
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de colmillo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colmillos · colmillos · Spanish

colmillos · rank #25,562 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,562
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colecta

Nearest frequency peer: colecta (-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 “colmillos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colmillos” 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).

colmillos vs comillas
78% similar
colmillos vs colmillo
89% similar
colmillos vs colillas
78% similar

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

Key facts for colmillos
PropertyValue
Headwordcolmillos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kolˈmiʝos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,562
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colmillos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).colmilloscae 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 “colecta” (#25,561), “comente” (#25,564), “cofradías” (#25,559). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colmillos” va en #25,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around colmillos (IPA [kolˈmiʝos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,562 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de colmillo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for colmillos, with forms such as "ccolmillos", "clomillos", and "colimllos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "comillas", "colmillo", "colillas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 colmillos, spelled C-O-L-M-I-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de colmillo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolmillos
  • clomillos
  • colimllos
  • collmillos
  • colmilloss
  • colmillso
  • colmilols
  • colmilos
  • colmlilos
  • colmmillos
  • comlillos
  • oclmillos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colmillos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccolmillos1clomillos2colimllos2collmillos1colmilloss1colmillso2colmilols2colmilos1
Edit distance from "colmillos"

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 "colmillos"?
"colmillos" is spelled C-O-L-M-I-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kolˈmiʝos].
What does "colmillos" mean?
As a noun, "colmillos" means: Forma del plural de colmillo.
What words are commonly confused with "colmillos"?
"colmillos" is commonly confused with "comillas", "colmillo", "colillas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colmillos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colmillos" is [kolˈmiʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colmillos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cofradías#25,559comienzas#25,565comuneros#25,567comunique#25,568

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

century12 variantscapturan12 variantscortamos12 variantscantaron12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list