colors

[ˈkʌlɚz]

/[ˈkʌlɚz]/ noun

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The verdict

“colors” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,588 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,588
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs color

Key facts for colors
PropertyValue
Headwordcolors
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʌlɚz]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,588
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “colors” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). colors lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for colors is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʌlɚz]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,588 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Substantivs color".

colors doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is colors, spelled C-O-L-O-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs color

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 "colors"?
"colors" is spelled C-O-L-O-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʌlɚz].
What does "colors" mean?
As a noun, "colors" means: Plural des Substantivs color
How do you pronounce "colors"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colors" is [ˈkʌlɚz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colors" come from?
"colors" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “colors”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-L-O-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkʌlɚz] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list