kolega
[ˈkɔlɛɡa]
The verdict
“kolega” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die mit anderen die gleiche Arbeit macht; Kollege
Corpus desk
Index DE-kolega · kolega · German
kolega · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kolega |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔlɛɡa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kolega“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kolega is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔlɛɡa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die mit anderen die gleiche Arbeit macht; Kollege".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kolega, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kolega, spelled K-O-L-E-G-A.
Definition
- 1Person, die mit anderen die gleiche Arbeit macht; Kollege
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kolega appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Takže, vážený kolego, co pro vás mohu udělat?
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.