collie
/ˈkɑli/noun
collie is spelled C-O-L-L-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, collie means “Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collie is collies.
How many letters and syllables are in collie?
| Letters | 6: C-O-L-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 collie?
Collie appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 collie?
- UK /ˈkɒli/
- US /ˈkɑli/
Collie 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)-Vealhurl-collie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with collie
Sounds like: colly (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with collie?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as collie from its last stressed vowel (/ɑli/):
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 collie
- collies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense group of dog breeds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colley |
| German | Collie |
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 collie come from?
Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).