coloración

[koloɾaˈsjõn]

/[koloɾaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“coloración” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,311
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de colorar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-coloracion · coloración · Spanish

coloración · rank #20,311 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,311
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colaterales

Nearest frequency peer: colaterales (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “coloración”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

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).

coloración vs coronación
80% similar
coloración vs corporación
82% similar
coloración vs colación
80% similar

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

Key facts for coloración
PropertyValue
Headwordcoloración
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koloɾaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,311
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “coloración”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.coloracióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “colaterales” (#20,310), “comedores” (#20,312), “Claus” (#20,309). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coloración” va en #20,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around coloración (IPA [koloɾaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,311 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for coloración, with forms such as "ccoloración", "clooración", and "colloración". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "coronación", "corporación", "colación", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is coloración, spelled C-O-L-O-R-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de colorar.
  2. 2
    Salida del color al rostro.
  3. 3
    Pretexto, motivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoloración
  • clooración
  • colloración
  • coloarción
  • coloracción
  • coloracinó
  • coloraciónn
  • coloracóin
  • coloraicón
  • colorasión
  • colorcaión
  • colorración
  • colroación
  • coolración
  • ocloración

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccoloración1clooración2colloración1coloarción2coloracción1coloracinó2coloraciónn1coloracóin2
Edit distance from "coloración"

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 "coloración"?
"coloración" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koloɾaˈsjõn].
What does "coloración" mean?
As a noun, "coloración" means: Acción y efecto de colorar.
What words are commonly confused with "coloración"?
"coloración" is commonly confused with "coronación", "corporación", "colación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coloración"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coloración" is [koloɾaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coloración" come from?
"coloración" 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 "coloración", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list