Kollegs

[kɔˈleːks]

/[kɔˈleːks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kollegs” is uncommon German (frequency #66,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,398
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kolleg

Corpus desk

Index DE-kollegs · Kollegs · German

Kollegs · rank #66,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,398
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kokosöl

Nearest frequency peer: Kokosöl (-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 „Kollegs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kollegs
PropertyValue
HeadwordKollegs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈleːks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kollegs“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kollegsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kokosöl“ (#66,397), „Kombinat“ (#66,399), „Kochsalz“ (#66,395). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kollegs“ bei #66,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kollegs is uncommon German at frequency #66,398 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔˈleːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Kollegs 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Kollegs, spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kolleg
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kolleg
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kolleg
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kolleg
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kolleg

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 "Kollegs"?
"Kollegs" is spelled K-O-L-L-E-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈleːks].
What does "Kollegs" mean?
As a noun, "Kollegs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kolleg
How do you pronounce "Kollegs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kollegs" is [kɔˈleːks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kollegs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kokosöl#66,397Konvois#66,405Kleides#66,389kausale#66,380

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list