columna
[koˈlũmna]
The verdict
“columna” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,870 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,870
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Elemento sustentante vertical de cuerpo cilíndrico. Posee una anatomía compleja en la que destacan elementos como la basa (en la base), el fuste (o cuerpo principal) y el capitel (o remate). Puede ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | columna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈlũmna] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “columna” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for columna is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koˈlũmna]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,870 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for columna, with forms such as "ccolumna", "cloumna", and "collumna". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "comuna", "columnas", "colina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is columna, spelled C-O-L-U-M-N-A.
Definition
- 1Elemento sustentante vertical de cuerpo cilíndrico. Posee una anatomía compleja en la que destacan elementos como la basa (en la base), el fuste (o cuerpo principal) y el capitel (o remate). Puede cumplir función estructural, sujetando la cubierta de un edificio, o de simple adorno o complemento. Cuando está adosada a un muro se le llama pilastra.
- 2Estructura reproductiva que aparece en el centro de la flor de las orquídeas, que surge de la fusión de las partes femenina y masculina (estambres y pistilo) dentro de un solo órgano.
- 3Conjunto de números o símbolos algebraicos colocados en vertical dentro de una matriz matemática.
- 4Cualquiera de las partes verticales en que se divide un escrito en una sola cara, plana o página.
- 5Por extensión, género de artículos periodísticos firmados, que aparecen regularmente en una publicación, de la pluma de un autor regular.
- 6Dispositivo industrial vertical, con forma de torre, que, por medio de una serie de movimientos internos, sirve para separar los gases o líquidos de una solución o mezcla.
- 7Grupo de combate marchando en una determinada formación, generalmente en mucho más larga que ancha.
- 8Forma que toman los gases y líquidos en su movimiento ascendente o descendente.
- 9Pila muy alta y estrecha de cosas similares amontonadas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccolumna,cloumna,collumna,colmuna,columan,colummna,columnna,colunma,coulmna,oclumna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of columna - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “columna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-U-M-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈlũmna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “comuna” - see the side-by-side comparison. columna vs comuna
- 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.