coloques
[koˈlokes]
The verdict
“coloques” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,023 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,023
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de colocar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coloques |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [koˈlokes] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #95,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coloques” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coloques is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,023 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [koˈlokes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de colocar.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coloques, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 coloques, spelled C-O-L-O-Q-U-E-S.
Definition
- 1Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de 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.
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Using “coloques”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-O-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈlokes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.