# watercolour

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ · frequency rank #31,827

## Definitions
1. A water-soluble pigment or paint.
2. A painting made by using such pigment.
3. This kind of painting as a genre.

## Etymology
From water + colour.

## Easily confused with
- **watercolor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watercolor-vs-watercolour)

## Common misspellings (16)
`awtercolour`, `waetrcolour`, `watecrolour`, `waterccolour`, `watercloour`, `watercollour`, `watercoloru`, `watercolourr`, `watercoluor`, `watercoolur`, `wateroclour`, `waterrcolour`, `watrecolour`, `wattercolour`, `wtaercolour`, `wwatercolour`

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