community college
"community-college" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“community college” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level degrees; junior college.
Corpus desk
Index EN-community-college · community college · English
community college · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | community college |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “community college” in English
Rare enough to double-check
community college is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for community college in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: The name derives from the fact that community colleges primarily attract and accept students from the local community, and are often supported by the local community through property taxes. The correct English form is community college, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y- -C-O-L-L-E-G-E.
Definition
- 1An educational institution providing college education granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees, but not higher level degrees; junior college.
- 2A secondary school, usually offering extended services of some sort.
Etymology
The name derives from the fact that community colleges primarily attract and accept students from the local community, and are often supported by the local community through property taxes.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.