Kolonie

[koloˈniː]

/[koloˈniː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kolonie” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,274
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolonie · Kolonie · German

Kolonie · rank #11,274 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,274
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Knall

Nearest frequency peer: Knall (-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 „Kolonie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kolonie“ 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).

Kolonie vs Komödie
57% similar
Kolonie vs Kolonne
86% similar
Kolonie vs Kolonien
88% similar

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

Key facts for Kolonie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKolonie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koloˈniː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,274
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kolonie“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Knall“ (#11,273), „Klammern“ (#11,272), „kontaktieren“ (#11,276). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kolonie“ bei #11,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kolonie (IPA [koloˈniː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,274 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kolonie, with forms such as "kkolonie", "kloonie", and "kollonie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Komödie", "Kolonne", "Kolonien", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kolonie, spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht
  2. 2
    Gruppe von Pflanzen, Tieren oder Bakterien, die in einer engen natürlichen Gemeinschaft leben
  3. 3
    Wohnsiedlung, die am Stadtrand liegt
  4. 4
    Gruppe von Menschen gleicher Nationalität, die als abgegrenzte Minderheit in einem anderen Land leben; auch vorübergehend außerhalb des Heimatlands lebende Angehörige gleicher Interessen, gleicher Berufe oder gleicher Religion
  5. 5
    Ferienkolonie; vorübergehender Aufenthalt für die Ferien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Macao war dereinst eine portugiesische Kolonie.
  2. „Island und Grönland haben eines gemeinsam: Beide waren Kolonien Dänemarks.“

Synonyms

SchutzgebietFeriencampFerienkolonieFerienlager

This word in other languages

colony(English)colonia(Español)colonie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkolonie
  • kloonie
  • kollonie
  • kolnoie
  • koloine
  • kolonei
  • kolonnie
  • koolnie
  • oklonie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkolonie1kloonie2kollonie1kolnoie2koloine2kolonei2kolonnie1koolnie2
Edit distance from "Kolonie"

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 "Kolonie"?
"Kolonie" is spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koloˈniː].
What does "Kolonie" mean?
As a noun, "Kolonie" means: auswärtiges Gebiet eines Staates ohne eigene politische und wirtschaftliche Macht
What words are commonly confused with "Kolonie"?
"Kolonie" is commonly confused with "Komödie", "Kolonne", "Kolonien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kolonie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kolonie" is [koloˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kolonie" come from?
"Kolonie" 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 "Kolonie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

kapiert#11,267leckere#11,282Holding#11,259Merkels#11,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kisten9 variantsMasken9 variantsHilfen9 variantspassage9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list