# Colombian

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlʌmbiən/ · frequency rank #13,485

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of Colombia.
2. A native or inhabitant of the city of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka.

## Etymology
From Colombia + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Columbia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colombian-vs-columbia)
- **Columbian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colombian-vs-columbian)
- **Colombia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colombia-vs-colombian)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccolombian`, `cloombian`, `collombian`, `colmobian`, `colobmian`, `colombain`, `colombbian`, `colombiann`, `colombina`, `colomiban`, `colommbian`, `coolmbian`, `oclombian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colombian