coleira

//ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,537

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

coleira is aPortuguesenoun. It means: nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço Pronounced /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Often confused with colina and cólera.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coleira in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for coleira is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,537 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for coleira, with forms such as "ccoleira", "cloeira", and "coelira". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "colina", "cólera", "cólica", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is coleira, spelled C-O-L-E-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoleira,cloeira,coelira,coleiar,coleirra,coleria,coliera,colleira,ocleira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coleira

Misspelling Variants of "coleira"

ccoleira8cloeira7coelira7coleiar7coleirra8coleria7coliera7colleira8
Misspelling Variants of "coleira"

Frequency rank: #18,537 in Portuguese

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.