colocar

[koloˈkaɾ]

/[koloˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“colocar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,475
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner, situar algo o alguien en sitio, postura o disposición determinados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colocar · colocar · Spanish

colocar · rank #5,475 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,475
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH claves

Nearest frequency peer: claves (-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 “colocar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colocar” 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).

colocar vs color
71% similar
colocar vs Coloma
57% similar
colocar vs coloco
71% similar

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

Key facts for colocar
PropertyValue
Headwordcolocar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koloˈkaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,475
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colocar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).colocarcae 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 “claves” (#5,474), “consejero” (#5,476), “civilización” (#5,473). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colocar” va en #5,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around colocar (IPA [koloˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,475 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for colocar, with forms such as "ccolocar", "cloocar", and "colcoar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "Coloma", "coloco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is colocar, spelled C-O-L-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner, situar algo o alguien en sitio, postura o disposición determinados.
  2. 2
    Provocar efectos alucinógenos o en general los efectos que causan las drogas.
  3. 3
    Invertir dinero en la adquisición de un bien o hacer un depósito bancario para la obtención de intereses.
  4. 4
    Emplear o ubicar en un trabajo o función a alguien.
  5. 5
    Hallar mercado para un bien o servicio determinado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. estaba colocado con el porro

This word in other languages

place(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolocar
  • cloocar
  • colcoar
  • collocar
  • coloacr
  • colocarr
  • coloccar
  • colocra
  • coolcar
  • oclocar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colocar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccolocar1cloocar2colcoar2collocar1coloacr2colocarr1coloccar1colocra2
Edit distance from "colocar"

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 "colocar"?
"colocar" is spelled C-O-L-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koloˈkaɾ].
What does "colocar" mean?
As a verb, "colocar" means: Poner, situar algo o alguien en sitio, postura o disposición determinados.
What words are commonly confused with "colocar"?
"colocar" is commonly confused with "color", "Coloma", "coloco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colocar" is [koloˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colocar" come from?
"colocar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buscaba#5,470Bretaña#5,467escasez#5,503esperas#5,507

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

claves10 variantsAlbert10 variantssonidos10 variantsGonzalo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list