Kolloquium

[kɔˈlɔkviʊm]

/[kɔˈlɔkviʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kolloquium” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,025
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wissenschaftliches Gespräch, Unterredung

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolloquium · Kolloquium · German

Kolloquium · rank #37,025 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,025
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kollidierte

Nearest frequency peer: kollidierte (-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 „Kolloquium“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kolloquium“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kolloquium
PropertyValue
HeadwordKolloquium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈlɔkviʊm]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,025
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kolloquium“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kolloquiumliegt 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: „kollidierte“ (#37,024), „Kolumnist“ (#37,026), „kompakter“ (#37,027). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kolloquium“ bei #37,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kolloquium (IPA [kɔˈlɔkviʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,025 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kolloquium, with forms such as "kkolloquium", "kloloquium", and "kolloqiuum". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kolloquium, spelled K-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    wissenschaftliches Gespräch, Unterredung
  2. 2
    Verteidigung der Seminarfacharbeit
  3. 3
    Synonym für die Diplomverteidigung
  4. 4
    regelmäßiges Treffen von Diplomanden oder Doktoranden an einer Hochschule
  5. 5
    schriftliche Überprüfung an Universitäten in Österreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Welches Kolloquium möchtest du besuchen?
  2. „Bald scharten sich einige der begabtesten Studenten um ihn in einer Gruppe, die sich als »Wiener Mathematisches Kolloquium« rasch neben dem Wiener Kreis etablierte […].“

This word in other languages

colloquium(English)coloquio(Español)colloque(Français)coloquio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkolloquium
  • kloloquium
  • kolloqiuum
  • kolloqquium
  • kolloquimu
  • kolloquiumm
  • kolloquuim
  • kollouqium
  • kollqouium
  • kololquium
  • koloquium
  • oklloquium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkolloquium1kloloquium2kolloqiuum2kolloqquium1kolloquimu2kolloquiumm1kolloquuim2kollouqium2
Edit distance from "Kolloquium"

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 "Kolloquium"?
"Kolloquium" is spelled K-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈlɔkviʊm].
What does "Kolloquium" mean?
As a noun, "Kolloquium" means: wissenschaftliches Gespräch, Unterredung
What are common misspellings of "Kolloquium"?
Common misspellings include "kkolloquium", "kloloquium", "kolloqiuum", "kolloqquium", "kolloquimu". The correct spelling is "Kolloquium".
How do you pronounce "Kolloquium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kolloquium" is [kɔˈlɔkviʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kolloquium" come from?
"Kolloquium" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

komplexere#37,028Konditorei#37,029Kaffeehaus#37,009jämmerlich#37,008

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

knackige12 variantsKrawatten12 variantslanciert12 variantsjedweder12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list