colonialismo

Name: colonialismo, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[kolonjaˈlismo]

/[kolonjaˈlismo]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“colonialismo” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,259
frequency rank, Spanish: 8,288
“C” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La adquisición, mantenimiento y expansión de colonias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-colonialismo · colonialismo · Spanish

colonialismo · rank #21,259 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,259
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,288
PHOTO-FINISH colgados

Nearest frequency peer: colgados (-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.

cojer

78,745
colectividad

78,744
colgados

78,743
colonialismo

78,742
coloquio

78,741
combatiente

78,740

What this shows “colonialismo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for colonialismo
Property	Value
Headword	colonialismo
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[kolonjaˈlismo]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#21,259
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “colonialismo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).colonialismocae aquí:

#21,259

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “colgados” (#21,258), “coloquio” (#21,260), “colectividad” (#21,257). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colonialismo” va en #21,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around colonialismo (IPA [kolonjaˈlismo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,259 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for colonialismo, with forms such as "ccolonialismo", "cloonialismo", and "collonialismo". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is colonialismo, spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

1
La adquisición, mantenimiento y expansión de colonias.
2
La ideología o doctrina que promueve el colonialismo₁.
3
Influencia o dominación de un país por otro más poderoso de una forma violenta, a través de una invasión militar, o sutil, sin que intervenga la fuerza. Los motivos pueden ser poder riqueza o dominio. Esta dominación puede ser política, militar, informativa, cultural, económica o étnica.

This word in other languages

colonialism(English)colonialisme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccolonialismo
cloonialismo
collonialismo
colnoialismo
coloinalismo
colonailismo
coloniailsmo
colonialimso
colonialismmo
colonialisom
colonialissmo
coloniallismo
colonialsimo
colonilaismo
colonnialismo
coolnialismo
oclonialismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colonialismo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "colonialismo"

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 "colonialismo"?

"colonialismo" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-A-L-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kolonjaˈlismo].

What does "colonialismo" mean?

As a noun, "colonialismo" means: La adquisición, mantenimiento y expansión de colonias.

What are common misspellings of "colonialismo"?

Common misspellings include "ccolonialismo", "cloonialismo", "collonialismo", "colnoialismo", "coloinalismo". The correct spelling is "colonialismo".

How do you pronounce "colonialismo"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colonialismo" is [kolonjaˈlismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "colonialismo" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colectividad#21,257 cuestionable#21,288 desconectado#21,297 extravagante#21,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

combatiente17 variants comprometen17 variants conciencias17 variants construimos17 variants