# cole

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,308

## Definitions
1. Cabbage.
2. Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).

## Etymology
From Middle English cole, col, from Old English cawel, an early Germanic borrowing from Latin caulis (“cabbage”). Cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohl, Danish kål, Norwegian Bokmål kål, Norwegian Nynorsk kål, Swedish kål. Doublet of caulis, gobi, and kale.

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cos)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cox)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cue)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cot)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-coy)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cpl)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cte)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cov)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cse)
- **CSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-csl)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-come)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-cool)
- **copy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-copy)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ccole`, `cloe`, `coel`, `colle`, `ocle`

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