colluvium
noun
colluvium is spelled C-O-L-L-U-V-I-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colluvium means “A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colluvium is colluvia or colluviums.
How many letters and syllables are in colluvium?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-L-U-V-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colluvium?
Colluvium appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of colluvium
- colluvia plural
- colluviums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colluvium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colluvium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colluvion |
| German | Kolluvium |
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 colluvium come from?
From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).