Kollegium

[kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm]

/[kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kollegium” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,041
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gemeinschaft von Personen gleichen Amtes

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollegium · Kollegium · German

Kollegium · rank #22,041 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,041
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klippen

Nearest frequency peer: Klippen (-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 „Kollegium“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kollegium“ 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).

Kollegium vs Kollegin
78% similar

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

Key facts for Kollegium
PropertyValue
HeadwordKollegium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,041
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kollegium“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kollegiumliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klippen“ (#22,040), „Konsolidierung“ (#22,042), „Klimawandels“ (#22,039). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kollegium“ bei #22,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kollegium (IPA [kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,041 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Gemeinschaft von Personen gleichen Amtes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kollegium, with forms such as "kkollegium", "klolegium", and "kolegium". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kollegin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kollegium, spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gemeinschaft von Personen gleichen Amtes

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein Kernproblem der Berliner Lehrerschaft lässt sich jedoch nicht lösen: Die Kollegien sind überaltert, das Durchschnittsalter liegt bei über 50 Jahren.“

This word in other languages

collegium(English)colegio(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkollegium
  • klolegium
  • kolegium
  • kolelgium
  • kolleggium
  • kollegimu
  • kollegiumm
  • kolleguim
  • kolleigum
  • kollgeium
  • okllegium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkollegium1klolegium2kolegium1kolelgium2kolleggium1kollegimu2kollegiumm1kolleguim2
Edit distance from "Kollegium"

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 "Kollegium"?
"Kollegium" is spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm].
What does "Kollegium" mean?
As a noun, "Kollegium" means: eine Gemeinschaft von Personen gleichen Amtes
What words are commonly confused with "Kollegium"?
"Kollegium" is commonly confused with "Kollegin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kollegium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kollegium" is [kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kollegium" come from?
"Kollegium" 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 "Kollegium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list