colorete

[koloˈɾet̪e]

/[koloˈɾet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“colorete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,972 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,972
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosmético usado para dar color y brillo a las mejillas

Corpus desk

Index ES-colorete · colorete · Spanish

colorete · rank #78,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,972
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colchonetas

Nearest frequency peer: colchonetas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “colorete”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “colorete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colorete
PropertyValue
Headwordcolorete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koloˈɾet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “colorete” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).coloretecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “colchonetas” (#78,971), “comendadores” (#78,973), “comerciando” (#78,974). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “colorete” va en #78,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colorete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,972 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koloˈɾet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cosmético usado para dar color y brillo a las mejillas".

colorete has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is colorete, spelled C-O-L-O-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cosmético usado para dar color y brillo a las mejillas

Synonyms

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 "colorete"?
"colorete" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koloˈɾet̪e].
What does "colorete" mean?
As a noun, "colorete" means: Cosmético usado para dar color y brillo a las mejillas
How do you pronounce "colorete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colorete" is [koloˈɾet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colorete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list