# colossal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈlɒsəl/ · frequency rank #17,800

## Definitions
1. Extremely large or on a great scale.
2. Amazingly spectacular; extraordinary; epic.

## Etymology
From French colossal, formed from Latin colossus, from Ancient Greek κολοσσός (kolossós, “giant statue”).

## Easily confused with
- **colossus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colossal-vs-colossus)
- **colonial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colonial-vs-colossal)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccolossal`, `cloossal`, `collossal`, `colosal`, `colosasl`, `colossall`, `colossla`, `colsosal`, `coolssal`, `oclossal`

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