# collard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒlɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #44,697

## Definitions
1. A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

## Etymology
Syncopic form of colewort (“cabbage, cabbage greens”), from Middle English colewort, coolwort, coulwort (“colewort”).

## Easily confused with
- **coward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collard-vs-coward)
- **collared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collard-vs-collared)
- **collated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collard-vs-collated)
- **collar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collar-vs-collard)
- **cellar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cellar-vs-collard)
- **collab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collab-vs-collard)
- **collage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collage-vs-collard)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccollard`, `clolard`, `colalrd`, `colard`, `colladr`, `collardd`, `collarrd`, `collrad`, `ocllard`

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