collar

/ˈkɒl.ə/

//ˈkɒl.ə// noun

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"collar" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“collar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,665
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clothes that encircle the neck.

Corpus desk

Index EN-collar · collar · English

collar · rank #6,665 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,665
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clips

Nearest frequency peer: clips (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “collar”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “collar” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

collar vs color
67% similar
collar vs cooler
67% similar
collar vs cougar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for collar
PropertyValue
Headwordcollar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒl.ə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,665
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “collar”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).collarlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “clips” (#6,664), “Columbus” (#6,666), “clearing” (#6,663). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “collar” is #6,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around collar (IPA /ˈkɒl.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,665 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 21 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for collar, with forms such as "ccollar", "clolar", and "colalr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "color", "cooler", "cougar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). … The correct English form is collar, spelled C-O-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  2. 2
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  3. 3
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  4. 4
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  5. 5
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  6. 6
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  7. 7
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  8. 8
    Clothes that encircle the neck.
  9. 9
    A piece of meat from the neck of an animal.
  10. 10
    Any encircling device or structure.
  11. 11
    Any encircling device or structure.
  12. 12
    Any encircling device or structure.
  13. 13
    Any encircling device or structure.
  14. 14
    Any encircling device or structure.
  15. 15
    Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.
  16. 16
    The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem
  17. 17
    A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with the esophagus.
  18. 18
    An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
  19. 19
    An arrest.
  20. 20
    A trading strategy using options such that there is both an upper limit on profit and a lower limit on loss, constructed through taking equal but opposite positions in a put and a call with different strike prices.
  21. 21
    A topological neighborhood around a submanifold that can be deformed to preserve a specified condition or structure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how collar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
  2. Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

Etymology

From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). More at halse. Doublet of collet.

Synonyms

collum

This word in other languages

cuello(Español)col(Français)Kragen(Deutsch)colarinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollar
  • clolar
  • colalr
  • colar
  • collarr
  • collra
  • ocllar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccollar1clolar2colalr2colar1collarr1collra2ocllar2
Edit distance from "collar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "collar"?
"collar" is spelled C-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒl.ə/.
What does "collar" mean?
As a noun, "collar" means: Clothes that encircle the neck.
What words are commonly confused with "collar"?
"collar" is commonly confused with "color", "cooler", "cougar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "collar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collar" is /ˈkɒl.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "collar"?
From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "collar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comply#6,667brooks#6,660creepy#6,671blonde#6,657

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dried7 variantsaging7 variantsjoins7 variantsLGBT7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list