color

[koˈloɾ]

/[koˈloɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“color” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #761 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#761
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sensación que se produce al excitarse un fotorreceptor por acción de un rayo luminoso.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

color vs cor
60% similar
color vs coo
60% similar
color vs cómo
40% similar

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

Key facts for color
PropertyValue
Headwordcolor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈloɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#761
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “color” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). color lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for color is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈloɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #761 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for color, with forms such as "ccolor", "cloor", and "collor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "coo", "cómo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is color, spelled C-O-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensación que se produce al excitarse un fotorreceptor por acción de un rayo luminoso.
  2. 2
    Matiz de opinión, fracción o tendencia de algún partido político.
  3. 3
    Jugada en el póquer que consiste en tener cinco cartas (no consecutivas) del mismo palo, por ejemplo cinco tréboles. Es inmediatamente superior a la escalera e inmediatamente más débil que el full house.
  4. 4
    colores que no pertenecen a los considerados metales: azur, gules, sable, sinoble y púrpura.
  5. 5
    Substancia preparada para pintar o dar a las cosas un tinte determinado.
  6. 6
    Pretexto, motivo, razón aparente para hacer algo con poco o ningún derecho.
  7. 7
    Carácter peculiar de algunas cosas, tratandosé del estilo cualidad especial que le distingue.

This word in other languages

color(English)couleur(Français)Farbe(Deutsch)cor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccolor,cloor,collor,colorr,colro,coolr,oclor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of color - 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.

ccolor1cloor2collor1colorr1colro2coolr2oclor2
Edit distance from "color"

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 "color"?
"color" is spelled C-O-L-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈloɾ].
What does "color" mean?
As a noun, "color" means: Sensación que se produce al excitarse un fotorreceptor por acción de un rayo luminoso.
What words are commonly confused with "color"?
"color" is commonly confused with "cor", "coo", "cómo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "color"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "color" is [koˈloɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "color" come from?
"color" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “color”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koˈloɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cor” - see the side-by-side comparison. color vs cor
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list