college
/ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/noun
college is spelled C-O-L-L-E-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 186 times per million words in written English, the 546th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, college means “A specialized division of a university” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of college is colleges.
How many letters and syllables are in college?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-L-E-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 186 times per million words; the 546th 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 college?
College appears 186 times per million words in written English, the 546th 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 college?
- UK /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/
- US /ˈkɑ.lɪdʒ/
- Canada /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/
College 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-uk-college.ogg, En-us-college.ogg, EN-AU_ck1_college.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with college?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as college from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlɪdʒ/):
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 college
- colleges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does college mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specialized division of a university.
College of Engineering
- 2
USAn institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
She's still in college
- 3
IrelandA university.
- 4
CanadaA postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
- 5
UKA non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
Pembroke College, Cambridge
- 6
UKAn institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
- 7
UKAn institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
- 8
AustraliaIrelandUKA high school or secondary school.
Eton College
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate college?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of college: Coll..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
College in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | collège , université , fac (short for faculté) , faculté |
| German | Hochschule , Fachhochschule , Berufsfachschule, Berufskolleg , Fachschule |
| Spanish | universidad, insti, liceo , escuela universitaria , escuela técnica |
| Portuguese | IES, instituição de ensino superior , faculdade , setor , colégio |
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.