collage
/kɒˈlɑːʒ/noun, verb
collage is spelled C-O-L-L-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, collage means “A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collage is collages.
How many letters and syllables are in collage?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-L-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is collage?
Collage appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce collage?
- UK /kɒˈlɑːʒ/
- UK /kəˈlɑːʒ/
- UK /ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/
Collage has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-collage.ogg, En-us-collage-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with collage?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as collage from its last stressed vowel (/ɑʒ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of collage
- collages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- collaging participle, present
- collaged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
- 2
A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
- 3
The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
verb
- 1
To make into a collage.
collage the picture together.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | collage |
| German | Collage |
| Portuguese | colagem , composição |
| Spanish | collage |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does collage come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).