kolossal
German, adjective/ˌkolɔˈsaːl/
kolossal is spelled K-O-L-O-S-S-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 76,606th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kolossal is a German adjective meaning “colossal, huge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wie ein Koloss”.
What does kolossal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colossal, huge
- 2
colloquialawesome
adverb
- 1
datedvery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. wie ein Koloss 2. großartig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kolossal
- kolossaler masculine nominative singular
- am kolossalsten superlative
- kolossale feminine nominative singular
- kolossales neuter nominative singular
- kolossalen genitive masculine singular
- kolossalem dative masculine singular
- der kolossale definite includes-article masculine
- die kolossale definite feminine includes-article
- das kolossale definite includes-article neuter
- die kolossalen definite includes-article nominative
- des kolossalen definite genitive includes-article
- der kolossalen definite feminine genitive
- dem kolossalen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kolossal?
- /ˌkolɔˈsaːl/
- [ˌkolɔˈsaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kolossal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kolossal in German?
kolossal appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).