cologne
/kəˈloʊn/noun, verb
cologne is spelled C-O-L-O-G-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Cologne, the name). As a noun, cologne means “A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cologne is colognes.
How many letters and syllables are in cologne?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-O-G-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cologne?
Cologne appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Cologne, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cologne?
- UK /kəˈləʊn/
- US /kəˈloʊn/
Cologne has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q7979-Soundguys-cologne.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Arlo_Barnes-cologne.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-cologne.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cologne?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cologne from its last stressed vowel (/oʊn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cologne
- colognes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cologning participle, present
- cologned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cologne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
You stink of too much cologne.
- 2
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
- 3
A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.
verb
- 1
To scent with cologne.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cologne in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense eau de Cologne:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | eau de Cologne |
| German | Kölnischwasser, Kölnisch Wasser, Eau de Cologne |
| Portuguese | água-de-colônia, colônia, água-de-colónia, colónia |
| Spanish | agua de Colonia, agua de Florida |
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.