Cologne

[kɔ.lɔɲ]

/[kɔ.lɔɲ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cologne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,282
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die deutsche Stadt Köln

Corpus desk

Index DE-cologne · Cologne · German

Cologne · rank #24,282 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,282
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cities

Nearest frequency peer: cities (-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 „Cologne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Cologne“ 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).

Cologne vs colonel
57% similar

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

Key facts for Cologne
PropertyValue
HeadwordCologne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔ.lɔɲ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,282
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Cologne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Cologneliegt 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: „cities“ (#24,281), „commons“ (#24,283), „chronologisch“ (#24,280). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Cologne“ bei #24,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Cologne (IPA [kɔ.lɔɲ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,282 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die deutsche Stadt Köln".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cologne, with forms such as "ccologne", "cloogne", and "colgone". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "colonel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Cologne, spelled C-O-L-O-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die deutsche Stadt Köln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Cologne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Elle habite Cologne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccologne
  • cloogne
  • colgone
  • collogne
  • cologen
  • cologgne
  • colognne
  • colonge
  • coolgne
  • oclogne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccologne1cloogne2colgone2collogne1cologen2cologgne1colognne1colonge2
Edit distance from "Cologne"

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 "Cologne"?
"Cologne" is spelled C-O-L-O-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔ.lɔɲ].
What does "Cologne" mean?
As a noun, "Cologne" means: die deutsche Stadt Köln
What words are commonly confused with "Cologne"?
"Cologne" is commonly confused with "colonel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cologne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cologne" is [kɔ.lɔɲ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cologne" come from?
"Cologne" 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 "Cologne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

commons#24,283bewahre#24,269dragons#24,301effects#24,305

Similar misspelling depth

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

Balladen10 variantsBahrain10 variantseintraf10 variantsendeten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list