Kolonien

[koloˈniːən]

/[koloˈniːən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kolonien” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,508
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kolonie

Corpus desk

Index DE-kolonien · Kolonien · German

Kolonien · rank #10,508 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,508
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Knappe

Nearest frequency peer: Knappe (-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 „Kolonien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kolonien“ 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).

Kolonien vs Kolonne
75% similar
Kolonien vs Komödien
63% similar
Kolonien vs Kolonisten
80% similar

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

Key facts for Kolonien
PropertyValue
HeadwordKolonien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koloˈniːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,508
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kolonien“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kolonienliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Knappe“ (#10,507), „Kommunismus“ (#10,509), „klopp“ (#10,506). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kolonien“ bei #10,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Kolonien (IPA [koloˈniːən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,508 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kolonien, with forms such as "kkolonien", "kloonien", and "kollonien". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Kolonne", "Komödien", "Kolonisten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kolonien, spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kolonie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Kolonie
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kolonie
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Kolonie

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkolonien
  • kloonien
  • kollonien
  • kolnoien
  • koloinen
  • kolonein
  • kolonienn
  • kolonine
  • kolonnien
  • koolnien
  • oklonien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kkolonien1kloonien2kollonien1kolnoien2koloinen2kolonein2kolonienn1kolonine2
Edit distance from "Kolonien"

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 "Kolonien"?
"Kolonien" is spelled K-O-L-O-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koloˈniːən].
What does "Kolonien" mean?
As a noun, "Kolonien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kolonie
What words are commonly confused with "Kolonien"?
"Kolonien" is commonly confused with "Kolonne", "Komödien", "Kolonisten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kolonien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kolonien" is [koloˈniːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kolonien" come from?
"Kolonien" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 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