colloquium

/kəˈləʊkwiəm/

//kəˈləʊkwiəm// noun

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"colloquium" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“colloquium” is uncommon English (frequency #50,433 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,433
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-colloquium · colloquium · English

colloquium · rank #50,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,433
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Colossians

Nearest frequency peer: Colossians (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “colloquium”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “colloquium” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colloquium
PropertyValue
Headwordcolloquium
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈləʊkwiəm/
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “colloquium” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).colloquiumfalls in this rarity band:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Colossians” (#50,434), “conger” (#50,435), “cocking” (#50,430). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “colloquium” is #50,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colloquium is uncommon English at frequency #50,433 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈləʊkwiəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for colloquium, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium. The correct English form is colloquium, spelled C-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
  2. 2
    An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
  3. 3
    An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
  4. 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. 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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how colloquium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Contemporary philology has had a growing interest in the period and in the epitomai again, which has been proved by several colloquiums, monographs on the subject.
  2. Colloquia are books in Latin for teaching the Latin language as though it were alive and spoken. They are Latin books in the form of scripted conversations. This Latin and Greek textbook gives little daily conversations about familiar things, like waking up, dressing, going to school and so on. ... Scholars during the time of the great Latin revival delib…

Etymology

From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.

This word in other languages

colloque(Français)Kolloquium(Deutsch)colóquio(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colloquium"?
"colloquium" is spelled C-O-L-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈləʊkwiəm/.
What does "colloquium" mean?
As a noun, "colloquium" means: A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
How do you pronounce "colloquium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colloquium" is /kəˈləʊkwiəm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "colloquium"?
From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "colloquium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Colossians#50,434coniferous#50,436copulation#50,438creatinine#50,447

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list