colcha

/ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ/

//ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ// noun

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The verdict

“colcha” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,894
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cobertor superior da cama, que pelo comum é para enfeite do leito, por vezes tecido de retalhos

Corpus desk

Index PT-colcha · colcha · Portuguese

colcha · rank #41,894 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,894
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coin

Nearest frequency peer: coin (-3 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 “colcha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colcha” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

colcha vs conca
67% similar
colcha vs colega
67% similar
colcha vs coluna
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for colcha
PropertyValue
Headwordcolcha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,894
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colcha”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).colchacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coin” (#41,891), “colosso” (#41,897), “chairman” (#41,883). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colcha” fica em #41,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around colcha (IPA /ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,894 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "cobertor superior da cama, que pelo comum é para enfeite do leito, por vezes tecido de retalhos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for colcha, with forms such as "ccolcha", "clocha", and "coclha". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "conca", "colega", "coluna", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is colcha, spelled C-O-L-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    cobertor superior da cama, que pelo comum é para enfeite do leito, por vezes tecido de retalhos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolcha
  • clocha
  • coclha
  • colcah
  • colccha
  • colchha
  • colhca
  • collcha
  • oclcha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccolcha1clocha2coclha2colcah2colccha1colchha1colhca2collcha1
Edit distance from "colcha"

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 "colcha"?
"colcha" is spelled C-O-L-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ/.
What does "colcha" mean?
As a noun, "colcha" means: cobertor superior da cama, que pelo comum é para enfeite do leito, por vezes tecido de retalhos
What words are commonly confused with "colcha"?
"colcha" is commonly confused with "conca", "colega", "coluna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colcha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colcha" is /ˈkoɫ.ʃɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colcha" come from?
"colcha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calhau#41,869cravar#41,924borrar#41,857donner#41,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list