collusion
/kəˈluːʒən/noun
collusion is spelled C-O-L-L-U-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, collusion means “A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of collusion is collusions.
How many letters and syllables are in collusion?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th 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 collusion?
Collusion appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 collusion?
- /kəˈluːʒən/
Collusion has 3 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: En-us-collusion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of collusion
- collusions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does collusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation.
- 2
A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.
Such tunges unhappy hath made great diviſion In realmes, in cities, by ſuche fals abuſion; Of fals fickil tunges ſuche cloked colluſion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Collusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conspiracy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | collusion |
| German | geheimes Einverständnis, Verschwörung, Kollusion, Geheimabsprache |
| Portuguese | colusão |
| Spanish | colusión, contubernio, complot |
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 collusion come from?
Dated from the 14th century C.E. as Middle English collusioun, collusion; from Old French collusion, from Latin collusio (“act of colluding”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).