Colleges

[ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs]

/[ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Colleges” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,203
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs College

Corpus desk

Index DE-colleges · Colleges · German

Colleges · rank #45,203 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,203
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Clarissa

Nearest frequency peer: Clarissa (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Colleges“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Colleges“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Colleges vs Collage
75% similar
Colleges vs Collagen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Colleges
PropertyValue
HeadwordColleges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,203
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Colleges“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Collegesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Clarissa“ (#45,202), „conversion“ (#45,204), „claims“ (#45,201). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Colleges“ bei #45,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Colleges (IPA [ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,203 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Colleges, with forms such as "ccolleges", "cloleges", and "coleges". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Collage", "Collagen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Colleges, spelled C-O-L-L-E-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs College
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs College
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs College
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs College
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs College

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolleges
  • cloleges
  • coleges
  • colelges
  • colleegs
  • collegess
  • collegges
  • collegse
  • collgees
  • oclleges

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Colleges - 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.

ccolleges1cloleges2coleges1colelges2colleegs2collegess1collegges1collegse2
Edit distance from "Colleges"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Colleges"?
"Colleges" is spelled C-O-L-L-E-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs].
What does "Colleges" mean?
As a noun, "Colleges" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs College
What words are commonly confused with "Colleges"?
"Colleges" is commonly confused with "Collage", "Collagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Colleges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Colleges" is [ˈkɔlɪt͡ʃs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Colleges" come from?
"Colleges" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Clarissa#45,202Chinesin#45,199darkness#45,207decision#45,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Dekaden10 variantsbelässt10 variantsbeheizt10 variantsernähre10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list