colónia

/ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/

//ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ// noun

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The verdict

“colónia” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,539
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grupo de indivíduos que se deslocam juntos para um mesmo fim

Corpus desk

Index PT-colonia · colónia · Portuguese

colónia · rank #14,539 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,539
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cold

Nearest frequency peer: cold (-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 “colónia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “colónia” 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).

colónia vs coluna
71% similar
colónia vs colono
57% similar
colónia vs colorir
57% similar

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

Key facts for colónia
PropertyValue
Headwordcolónia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,539
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “colónia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.colóniacai 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 “cold” (#14,538), “cheirar” (#14,536), “comprimido” (#14,543). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “colónia” fica em #14,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around colónia (IPA /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,539 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for colónia, with forms such as "ccolónia", "cloónia", and "collónia". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "coluna", "colono", "colorir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is colónia, spelled C-O-L-Ó-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grupo de indivíduos que se deslocam juntos para um mesmo fim
  2. 2
    conjunto de indivíduos dum país estabelecidos numa terra estrangeira
  3. 3
    agrupamento de seres vivos da mesma espécie
  4. 4
    lugar onde se estabelecem os seres de qualquer um dos significados anteriores
  5. 5
    território pertencente a uma nação e, geralmente, localizado noutro continente
  6. 6
    nome comum para perfume de crianças

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolónia
  • cloónia
  • collónia
  • colnóia
  • colóina
  • colónai
  • colónnia
  • coólnia
  • oclónia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccolónia1cloónia2collónia1colnóia2colóina2colónai2colónnia1coólnia2
Edit distance from "colónia"

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 "colónia"?
"colónia" is spelled C-O-L-Ó-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/.
What does "colónia" mean?
As a noun, "colónia" means: grupo de indivíduos que se deslocam juntos para um mesmo fim
What words are commonly confused with "colónia"?
"colónia" is commonly confused with "coluna", "colono", "colorir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colónia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colónia" is /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colónia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cheirar#14,536artéria#14,518docinho#14,571agitado#14,506

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Denver9 variantsTeodoro9 variantstambor9 variantsimitação9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list