# coll vs colon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coll
*verb · IPA /kɑl/ · frequency rank #28,871*
To hug or embrace.

### colon
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.lən/ · frequency rank #12,945*
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coll-vs-colon