colateral

adj

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The verdict

“colateral” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,016
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - consequências indiretas

Corpus desk

Index PT-colateral · colateral · Portuguese

colateral · rank #16,016 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,016
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH consoante

Nearest frequency peer: consoante (+4 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “colateral”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “colateral” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colateral
PropertyValue
Headwordcolateral
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,016
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colateral”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.colateralcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “consoante” (#16,020), “consultivo” (#16,021), “castor” (#16,007). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colateral” fica em #16,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around colateral, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,016 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "consequências indiretas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for colateral, with forms such as "ccolateral", "cloateral", and "coalteral". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Portuguese form is colateral, spelled C-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    consequências indiretas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «As medidas económicas tiveram um impacto colateral positivo no setor do turismo.»

This word in other languages

collateral(English)colateral(Español)collatéral(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolateral
  • cloateral
  • coalteral
  • colaetral
  • colatearl
  • colaterall
  • colaterla
  • colaterral
  • colatreal
  • colatteral
  • collateral
  • coltaeral
  • oclateral

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colateral - 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.

ccolateral1cloateral2coalteral2colaetral2colatearl2colaterall1colaterla2colaterral1
Edit distance from "colateral"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colateral"?
"colateral" is spelled C-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L.
What does "colateral" mean?
As an adjective, "colateral" means: consequências indiretas
What are common misspellings of "colateral"?
Common misspellings include "ccolateral", "cloateral", "coalteral", "colaetral", "colatearl". The correct spelling is "colateral".
What language does "colateral" come from?
"colateral" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

consoante#16,020distorção#16,034educativo#16,040guarnição#16,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

islamismo13 variantsretrocesso13 variantsretardado13 variantsregulador13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list