colesterol

/kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs/

//kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs// noun

The verdict

“colesterol” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,083
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - esterol sintetizado pelo fígado e transportado pela corrente sanguínea para as membranas celulares todas as células animais

Corpus desk

Index PT-colesterol · colesterol · Portuguese

colesterol · rank #19,083 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,083
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coeficiente

Nearest frequency peer: coeficiente (-1 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 “colesterol”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colesterol” 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
Key facts for colesterol
PropertyValue
Headwordcolesterol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,083
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colesterol”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coeficiente” (#19,082), “Comics” (#19,086), “charge” (#19,078). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colesterol” fica em #19,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around colesterol (IPA /kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,083 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "esterol sintetizado pelo fígado e transportado pela corrente sanguínea para as membranas celulares todas as células animais".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for colesterol, with forms such as "ccolesterol", "cloesterol", and "coelsterol". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is colesterol, spelled C-O-L-E-S-T-E-R-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    esterol sintetizado pelo fígado e transportado pela corrente sanguínea para as membranas celulares todas as células animais

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolesterol
  • cloesterol
  • coelsterol
  • colesetrol
  • colessterol
  • colesteorl
  • colesterlo
  • colesteroll
  • colesterrol
  • colestreol
  • colestterol
  • coletserol
  • collesterol
  • colseterol
  • oclesterol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccolesterol1cloesterol2coelsterol2colesetrol2colessterol1colesteorl2colesterlo2colesteroll1
Edit distance from "colesterol"

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 "colesterol"?
"colesterol" is spelled C-O-L-E-S-T-E-R-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs/.
What does "colesterol" mean?
As a noun, "colesterol" means: esterol sintetizado pelo fígado e transportado pela corrente sanguínea para as membranas celulares todas as células animais
What are common misspellings of "colesterol"?
Common misspellings include "ccolesterol", "cloesterol", "coelsterol", "colesetrol", "colessterol". The correct spelling is "colesterol".
How do you pronounce "colesterol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colesterol" is /kolesteˈɾɔw/ plural: /kolesteˈɾɔjs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colesterol" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list