colloquium
/kəˈləʊkwiəm/noun
colloquium is spelled C-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colloquium means “A colloquy; a meeting for discussion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colloquium is colloquiums or colloquia.
How many letters and syllables are in colloquium?
| Letters | 10: C-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is colloquium?
Colloquium appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 colloquium?
- /kəˈləʊkwiəm/
Colloquium has 4 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-colloquium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of colloquium
- colloquiums plural
- colloquia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colloquium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
- 2
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
- 3
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
- 4
That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
- 5
A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate colloquium?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of colloquium: colloq.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colloquium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense academic meeting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colloque |
| German | Kolloquium |
| Portuguese | colóquio |
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 colloquium come from?
From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).