colateral

adj

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
3,948
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - consequências indiretas

Key facts for colateral
PropertyValue
Headwordcolateral
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,016
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colateral” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colateral lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around colateral, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,016 among 3,948 “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

This word in other languages

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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Using “colateral”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-L-A-T-E-R-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list