Colombian
/kəˈlʌmbiən/noun, adjective
Colombian is spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Colombian means “A native or inhabitant of Colombia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Colombian is Colombians.
How many letters and syllables are in Colombian?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (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 |
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).
How common is Colombian?
Colombian appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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).
How do you pronounce Colombian?
- /kəˈlʌmbiən/
Colombian has 4 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-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Colombian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Colombian
- Colombians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Colombian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
- 2
A native or inhabitant of the city of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.
adjective
- 1
Of, from or relating to Colombia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colombian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Colombien , colombien, colombienne |
| German | Kolumbianer, Kolumbianerin , kolumbianisch |
| Portuguese | colombiano |
| Spanish | colombiano, colombiana |
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.
Where does Colombian come from?
From Colombia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).