coluna
/ku.ˈlu.nɐ/
The verdict
“coluna” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,766 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,766
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pilar cilíndrico em construções
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 | coluna |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ku.ˈlu.nɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #2,766 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coluna” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for coluna is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ku.ˈlu.nɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,766 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for coluna, with forms such as "ccoluna", "clouna", and "colluna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cona", "comuna", "coruja", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is coluna, spelled C-O-L-U-N-A.
Definition
- 1pilar cilíndrico em construções
- 2conjunto de ossos que formam a base de sustentação do corpo
- 3cada um dos grupos de texto numa página
- 4grupo de pessoas ou animais dispostos ordenadamente
- 5uma das menores unidades de um exército
- 6caixa de som; alto-falante
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoluna,clouna,colluna,colnua,coluan,colunna,coulna,ocluna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coluna - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “coluna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-L-U-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ku.ˈlu.nɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cona” - see the side-by-side comparison. coluna vs cona
- 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.