cólera

/ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/

//ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cólera” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,025
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-colera · cólera · Portuguese

cólera · rank #16,025 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,025
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH consultivo

Nearest frequency peer: consultivo (-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 “cólera”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cólera” 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).

cólera vs comer
50% similar
cólera vs color
50% similar
cólera vs cozer
50% similar

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

Key facts for cólera
PropertyValue
Headwordcólera
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,025
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cólera”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “consultivo” (#16,021), “densa” (#16,029), “consoante” (#16,020). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cólera” fica em #16,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cólera (IPA /ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,025 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cólera, with forms such as "ccólera", "clóera", and "cóelra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "comer", "color", "cozer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cólera, spelled C-Ó-L-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    indignação
  2. 2
    fúria
  3. 3
    irritação violenta
  4. 4
    infecção do intestino delgado por algumas estirpes das bactérias Vibrio cholerae

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccólera
  • clóera
  • cóelra
  • cólear
  • cólerra
  • cóllera
  • cólrea
  • óclera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cólera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccólera1clóera2cóelra2cólear2cólerra1cóllera1cólrea2óclera2
Edit distance from "cólera"

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 "cólera"?
"cólera" is spelled C-Ó-L-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/.
What does "cólera" mean?
As a noun, "cólera" means: indignação
What words are commonly confused with "cólera"?
"cólera" is commonly confused with "comer", "color", "cozer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cólera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cólera" is /ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cólera" come from?
"cólera" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dureza#16,037castor#16,007trator#15,947pescar#15,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list