# colosseum vs colossus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### colosseum
*noun · frequency rank #35,225*
Alternative spelling of coliseum.

### colossus
*noun · IPA /kəˈlɒs.əs/ · frequency rank #26,728*
A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

## Source
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