color

[koˈloɾ]

/[koˈloɾ]/ noun

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The verdict

“color” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#761
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensación que se produce al excitarse un fotorreceptor por acción de un rayo luminoso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-color · color · Spanish

color · rank #761 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #761
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH canción

Nearest frequency peer: canción (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “color”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “color” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

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

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).color lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around color (IPA [koˈloɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #761 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fulano pertenece a este o al otro color.
  2. Pintó con colores trágicos o sombríos Tal actor dio a su papel un nuevo color.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fondo#765plata#754ideas#770llega#772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

menor7 variantspocos7 variantslejos7 variantsacceso7 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "color". Here's where to go from here.

  • "color" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cor". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #761 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list