colonnade

/ˌkɒləˈneɪd/

//ˌkɒləˈneɪd// noun

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"colonnade" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“colonnade” is uncommon English (frequency #58,607 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,607
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A series of columns at regular intervals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-colonnade · colonnade · English

colonnade · rank #58,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,607
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH collating

Nearest frequency peer: collating (-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 “colonnade”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colonnade
PropertyValue
Headwordcolonnade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkɒləˈneɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “colonnade” 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).colonnadefalls 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: “collating” (#58,606), “colorway” (#58,608), “Cohan” (#58,605). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “colonnade” is #58,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colonnade is uncommon English at frequency #58,607 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for colonnade, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French colonnade. The correct English form is colonnade, spelled C-O-L-O-N-N-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A series of columns at regular intervals.
  2. 2
    A peristyle.
  3. 3
    A portico or stoa.
  4. 4
    A regular row of anything, such as trees.

Etymology

Borrowed from French colonnade.

This word in other languages

columnata(Español)colonnade(Français)Kolonnade(Deutsch)

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 "colonnade"?
"colonnade" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/.
What does "colonnade" mean?
As a noun, "colonnade" means: A series of columns at regular intervals.
How do you pronounce "colonnade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colonnade" is /ˌkɒləˈneɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "colonnade"?
Borrowed from French colonnade. 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 "colonnade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

collating#58,606cloakroom#58,601cosplayer#58,614Coulthard#58,615

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list