colete

/ku.ˈle.tɨ/

//ku.ˈle.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“colete” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,469
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - peça de vestuário sem mangas que se veste por cima da camisa

Corpus desk

Index PT-colete · colete · Portuguese

colete · rank #13,469 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,469
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH comitiva

Nearest frequency peer: comitiva (+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 “colete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colete” 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).

colete vs comité
50% similar
colete vs cometa
67% similar
colete vs coreto
67% similar

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

Key facts for colete
PropertyValue
Headwordcolete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ˈle.tɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,469
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colete”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “comitiva” (#13,471), “compreensível” (#13,472), “conceitual” (#13,473). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colete” fica em #13,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around colete (IPA /ku.ˈle.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,469 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for colete, with forms such as "ccolete", "cloete", and "coelte". 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, "comité", "cometa", "coreto", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is colete, spelled C-O-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    peça de vestuário sem mangas que se veste por cima da camisa
  2. 2
    peça que se veste por baixo das roupas para se proteger de balas
  3. 3
    espartilho de senhora
  4. 4
    grade que cinge árvores ou arbusto
  5. 5
    tamanduá-mirim
  6. 6
    parte da culatra de um canhão ou morteiro
  7. 7
    aparelho usado no corpo de quem sofreu desvio de coluna
  8. 8
    o colete salva-vidas

Synonyms

corpete

This word in other languages

waistcoat(English)chaleco(Español)gilet(Français)Weste(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolete
  • cloete
  • coelte
  • coleet
  • colette
  • collete
  • coltee
  • oclete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccolete1cloete2coelte2coleet2colette1collete1coltee2oclete2
Edit distance from "colete"

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 "colete"?
"colete" is spelled C-O-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ˈle.tɨ/.
What does "colete" mean?
As a noun, "colete" means: peça de vestuário sem mangas que se veste por cima da camisa
What words are commonly confused with "colete"?
"colete" is commonly confused with "comité", "cometa", "coreto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colete" is /ku.ˈle.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colete" come from?
"colete" 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 "colete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

brinco#13,460craque#13,481amável#13,435forest#13,517

Similar misspelling depth

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

truque8 variantssmart8 variantsmarch8 variantsrefrão8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list