Collop Monday

noun

"collop-monday" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Collop Monday” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The day before Shrove Tuesday.

Corpus desk

Index EN-collop-monday · Collop Monday · English

Collop Monday · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Collop Monday
PropertyValue
HeadwordCollop Monday
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Collop Monday” in English

Collop Mondayranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Collop Monday is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The day before Shrove Tuesday.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Collop Monday, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day. The correct English form is Collop Monday, spelled C-O-L-L-O-P- -M-O-N-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The day before Shrove Tuesday.

Etymology

Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Collop Monday"?
"Collop Monday" is spelled C-O-L-L-O-P- -M-O-N-D-A-Y.
What does "Collop Monday" mean?
As a noun, "Collop Monday" means: The day before Shrove Tuesday.
What is the origin of the word "Collop Monday"?
Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list