collard
/ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/noun
collard is spelled C-O-L-L-A-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “collard vs collared” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, collard means “A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collard is collards.
How many letters and syllables are in collard?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-L-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is collard?
Collard appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 collard?
- /ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/
- /ˈkɒlə(ɹ)d/
Collard 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-collard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with collard
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of collard
- collards plural
- collart
- collet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variety of kale:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chou cavalier |
| German | Blattkohl |
| Portuguese | couve-galega |
| Spanish | col forrajera, berza abierta, repollo silvestre |
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 collard come from?
Syncopic form of colewort (“cabbage, cabbage greens”), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (“colewort”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).