# Cello vs coll

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cello
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡ʃɛlo] · frequency rank #19,858*
zweitgrößtes Instrument der Familie der Streichinstrumente

### coll
*noun · IPA [kɔʎ] · frequency rank #42,406*
der Hals, das Genick

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cello-vs-coll