# colonel

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈkɜːnəl] · frequency rank #17,249

## Definitions
1. der Oberst

## Easily confused with
- **Cologne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cologne-vs-colonel)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccolonel`, `cloonel`, `collonel`, `colnoel`, `coloenl`, `colonell`, `colonle`, `colonnel`, `coolnel`, `oclonel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/colonel