# colleagues vs colleges

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### colleagues
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑliɡz/ · frequency rank #4,360*
plural of colleague

### colleges
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑləd͡ʒɪz/ · frequency rank #4,660*
plural of college

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