colocation
"colocation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“colocation” is uncommon English (frequency #97,953 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,953
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of collocation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colocation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colocation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
colocation is uncommon English at frequency #97,953 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of collocation.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for colocation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The correct English form is colocation, spelled C-O-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of collocation.
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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.
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Using “colocation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.