# columns

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑləmz/ · frequency rank #7,431

## Definitions
1. plural of column
2. pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.

## Easily confused with
- **column** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/column-vs-columns)
- **clumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clumps-vs-columns)
- **Collins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collins-vs-columns)
- **Columbus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbus-vs-columns)
- **columnist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columnist-vs-columns)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccolumns`, `cloumns`, `collumns`, `colmuns`, `colummns`, `columnns`, `columnss`, `columsn`, `colunms`, `coulmns`, `oclumns`

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