colocation

noun

"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

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “colocation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colocation
PropertyValue
Headwordcolocation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “colocation” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).colocationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Coloma” (#97,954), “Cointreau” (#97,951), “colorimetric” (#97,955). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “colocation” is #97,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Alternative 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "colocation"?
"colocation" is spelled C-O-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "colocation" mean?
As a noun, "colocation" means: Alternative spelling of collocation.
What is the origin of the word "colocation"?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "colocation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list