coleira

/ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/

//ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“coleira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,537
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço

Corpus desk

Index PT-coleira · coleira · Portuguese

coleira · rank #18,537 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,537
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coffee

Nearest frequency peer: coffee (-2 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 “coleira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coleira” 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).

coleira vs colina
71% similar
coleira vs cólera
71% similar
coleira vs cólica
57% similar

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

Key facts for coleira
PropertyValue
Headwordcoleira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,537
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “coleira”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).coleiracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coffee” (#18,535), “compatibilidade” (#18,539), “coesão” (#18,534). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “coleira” fica em #18,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around coleira (IPA /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,537 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for coleira, with forms such as "ccoleira", "cloeira", and "coelira". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "colina", "cólera", "cólica", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is coleira, spelled C-O-L-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço
  2. 2
    peça geralmente de couro com que se cinge o pescoço dos cães e de outros animais
  3. 3
    colar, argola; gargalheira
  4. 4
    (Uso: informal) colarinho
  5. 5
    (Uso: informal) gravata
  6. 6
    indivíduo velhaco, tratante ou mau pagador
  7. 7
    o mesmo que carrapato-estrela (Amblyomma cajennense)

This word in other languages

leash(English)Halsband(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoleira
  • cloeira
  • coelira
  • coleiar
  • coleirra
  • coleria
  • coliera
  • colleira
  • ocleira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccoleira1cloeira2coelira2coleiar2coleirra1coleria2coliera2colleira1
Edit distance from "coleira"

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 "coleira"?
"coleira" is spelled C-O-L-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "coleira" mean?
As a noun, "coleira" means: nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço
What words are commonly confused with "coleira"?
"coleira" is commonly confused with "colina", "cólera", "cólica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coleira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coleira" is /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coleira" come from?
"coleira" 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 "coleira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clérigo#18,532chuvoso#18,531diverso#18,570amnésia#18,501

Similar misspelling depth

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

clímax9 variantsgrelha9 variantsrecheio9 variantsgranja9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list