# collie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒli/ · frequency rank #29,603

## Definitions
1. Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

## Etymology
Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.

## Easily confused with
- **Coyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-coyle)
- **cookie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-cookie)
- **Connie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-connie)
- **Collin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-collin)
- **commie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-commie)
- **corrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-corrie)
- **Collins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-collins)
- **collier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-collier)
- **colliery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collie-vs-colliery)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-collie)
- **coli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coli-vs-collie)
- **coll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coll-vs-collie)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colin-vs-collie)
- **colic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-collie)
- **collar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collar-vs-collie)
- **Callie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callie-vs-collie)
- **collab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collab-vs-collie)
- **college** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/college-vs-collie)
- **collage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collage-vs-collie)
- **Colleen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colleen-vs-collie)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccollie`, `clolie`, `colie`, `colile`, `collei`, `ocllie`

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