tricolor

adj

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"tricolor" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tricolor” is uncommon English (frequency #53,920 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,920
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US standard spelling of tricolour.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tricolor · tricolor · English

tricolor · rank #53,920 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,920
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH trapdoor

Nearest frequency peer: trapdoor (-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 “tricolor”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tricolor
PropertyValue
Headwordtricolor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,920
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tricolor” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).tricolorfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “trapdoor” (#53,919), “triennial” (#53,921), “Trajan” (#53,918). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tricolor” is #53,920. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tricolor is uncommon English at frequency #53,920 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "US standard spelling of tricolour.".

Zero misspellings are on record for tricolor in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tri- + color. The correct English form is tricolor, spelled T-R-I-C-O-L-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    US standard spelling of tricolour.

Etymology

From tri- + color.

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 "tricolor"?
"tricolor" is spelled T-R-I-C-O-L-O-R.
What does "tricolor" mean?
As an adjective, "tricolor" means: US standard spelling of tricolour.
What is the origin of the word "tricolor"?
From tri- + color. 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 "tricolor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trapdoor#53,919touchpad#53,917timbered#53,911Tahitian#53,900

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list