colobus
noun
colobus is spelled C-O-L-O-B-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colobus means “Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colobus is colobuses or colobi.
How many letters and syllables are in colobus?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-O-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 colobus?
Colobus appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 colobus
- colobuses plural
- colobi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colobus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does colobus come from?
Borrowed from translingual Colobus, from the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).