colocation
"colocation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“colocation” is uncommon English (frequency #97,953 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,953
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of collocation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-colocation · colocation · English
colocation · rank #97,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,953
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Coloma
Nearest frequency peer: Coloma (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “colocation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cleeve
cleeve
2,053 corpus weight
- Cointreau
Cointreau
2,050 corpus weight
- colocation
colocation
2,048 corpus weight
- Coloma
Coloma
2,047 corpus weight
- colorimetric
colorimetric
2,046 corpus weight
- colourist
colourist
2,045 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “colocation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “colocation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
colocation is uncommon English at frequency #97,953 among 5,599 “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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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