coletor

/ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ/

//ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ// adj

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The verdict

“coletor” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,821
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-coletor · coletor · Portuguese

coletor · rank #20,821 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,821
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clash

Nearest frequency peer: clash (-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 “coletor”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coletor” 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).

coletor vs color
71% similar
coletor vs coreto
71% similar
coletor vs cometer
71% similar

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

Key facts for coletor
PropertyValue
Headwordcoletor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,821
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “coletor”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.coletorcai 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 “clash” (#20,819), “chapado” (#20,813), “concretização” (#20,829). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “coletor” fica em #20,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around coletor (IPA /ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,821 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coletor, with forms such as "ccoletor", "cloetor", and "coeltor". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "coreto", "cometer", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is coletor, spelled C-O-L-E-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que colige
  2. 2
    que reúne

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coletor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Para lidar com o problema, a cidade construiu uma rede coletora de 22 quilômetros para recolher o biogás gerado por 18 propriedades.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoletor
  • cloetor
  • coeltor
  • coleotr
  • coletorr
  • coletro
  • colettor
  • colletor
  • colteor
  • ocletor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccoletor1cloetor2coeltor2coleotr2coletorr1coletro2colettor1colletor1
Edit distance from "coletor"

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 "coletor"?
"coletor" is spelled C-O-L-E-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ/.
What does "coletor" mean?
As an adjective, "coletor" means: que colige
What words are commonly confused with "coletor"?
"coletor" is commonly confused with "color", "coreto", "cometer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coletor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coletor" is /ku.lɛ.ˈtoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coletor" come from?
"coletor" 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 "coletor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list