colhão

[ku'ʎɐ̃w̃]

/[ku'ʎɐ̃w̃]/ noun

The verdict

“colhão” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-colhao · colhão · Portuguese

colhão · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for colhão
PropertyValue
Headwordcolhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ku'ʎɐ̃w̃]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “colhão” em português

colhãoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colhão is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ku'ʎɐ̃w̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "testículo".

No misspelling variants are generated for colhão in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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. The correct Portuguese form is colhão, spelled C-O-L-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    testículo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colhão"?
"colhão" is spelled C-O-L-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ku'ʎɐ̃w̃].
What does "colhão" mean?
As a noun, "colhão" means: testículo
How do you pronounce "colhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colhão" is [ku'ʎɐ̃w̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colhão" come from?
"colhão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list