kollegiale

[kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə]

/[kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə]/ adj

The verdict

“kollegiale” is uncommon German (frequency #75,869 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,869
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollegiale · kollegiale · German

kollegiale · rank #75,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,869
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommis

Nearest frequency peer: Kommis (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kollegiale“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kollegiale“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kollegiale
PropertyValue
Headwordkollegiale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kollegiale“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kollegialefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kommis“ (#75,870), „Kohlekraftwerken“ (#75,867), „Komplementäre“ (#75,871). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kollegiale“ bei #75,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kollegiale is uncommon German at frequency #75,869 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for kollegiale in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is kollegiale, spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial

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 "kollegiale"?
"kollegiale" is spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-I-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə].
What does "kollegiale" mean?
As an adjective, "kollegiale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kollegial
How do you pronounce "kollegiale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kollegiale" is [kɔleˈɡi̯aːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kollegiale" come from?
"kollegiale" 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 "kollegiale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list