colofón
[koloˈfõn]
The verdict
“colofón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,646. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,646
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nota colocada generalmente en la última página de un texto, donde se detallan los datos de la publicación tales como: nombre de la imprenta, nombre y domicilio del impresor, lugar, fecha, tiraje.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colofón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koloˈfõn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colofón” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around colofón (IPA [koloˈfõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,646 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for colofón, with forms such as "ccolofón", "cloofón", and "colfoón". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Colón", "coloso", "colono", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is colofón, spelled C-O-L-O-F-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Nota colocada generalmente en la última página de un texto, donde se detallan los datos de la publicación tales como: nombre de la imprenta, nombre y domicilio del impresor, lugar, fecha, tiraje.
- 2Lo que sirve para terminar o rematar una acción, especialmente para dar una sensación de haberla dejado en su punto más alto.
- 3Suele decirse cuando se pone el punto final a alguna cosa o cuando acaece aquello sin lo cual no puede realizarse una empresa. El origen del adagio lo indica Estrabón en el libro XIV de su Geografía, escribiendo que antaño la ciudad de Colofón abundaba tanto en fuerza naval como en caballería, hasta el punto de que allí donde había una guerra que no se podía terminar, la ayuda de la caballería de Colofón le ponía el punto final. Y así nació el proverbio "le añadió el colofón"..
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccolofón
- cloofón
- colfoón
- collofón
- coloffón
- colofnó
- colofónn
- coloófn
- coolfón
- oclofón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colofón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “colofón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-O-F-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koloˈfõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Colón” - see the side-by-side comparison. colofón vs Colón
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.