colonelcy
colo·nel·cy/ˈkɜɹnəlsi/noun
colonelcy is spelled C-O-L-O-N-E-L-C-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (colo·nel·cy). It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colonelcy means “The rank or office of a colonel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colonelcy is colonelcies.
How many letters and syllables are in colonelcy?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-O-N-E-L-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: colo·nel·cy |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is colonelcy?
Colonelcy appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 colonelcy?
- UK /ˈkɜːnəlsi/
- UK [ˈkʰəːnl̩si]
- US /ˈkɜɹnəlsi/
Colonelcy has 3 syllables, split colo·nel·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-colonelcy.flac, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of colonelcy
- colonelcies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colonelcy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The rank or office of a colonel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does colonelcy come from?
From colonel + -cy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).