colónia
/ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/
The verdict
“colónia” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #14,539 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,539
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grupo de indivíduos que se deslocam juntos para um mesmo fim
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colónia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colónia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for colónia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,539 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1grupo de indivíduos que se deslocam juntos para um mesmo fim
- 2conjunto de indivíduos dum país estabelecidos numa terra estrangeira
- 3agrupamento de seres vivos da mesma espécie
- 4lugar onde se estabelecem os seres de qualquer um dos significados anteriores
- 5território pertencente a uma nação e, geralmente, localizado noutro continente
- 6nome 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.
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.
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Using “colónia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-L-Ó-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ku.ˈlɔ.njɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coluna” - see the side-by-side comparison. colónia vs coluna
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.