colada
\kuˈlaðo̞\
The verdict
“colada” is uncommon French (frequency #79,168 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,168
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Éboulis, avalanche.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colada |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kuˈlaðo̞\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colada” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
colada is uncommon French at frequency #79,168 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kuˈlaðo̞\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for colada in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is colada, spelled C-O-L-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Éboulis, avalanche.
- 2Coulée.
- 3Accolade, action d’embrasser en mettant les bras autour du cou.
- 4Accolade, symbole typographique.
- 5Coup donné sur la nuque.
- 6Bêtes attachées par couple, chiens ou chevaux couplés.
- 7Bande de travailleurs.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “colada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kuˈlaðo̞\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.