# colleague vs college

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### colleague
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒliːɡ/ · frequency rank #7,323*
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.

### college
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #538*
An academic institution.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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