col
French, noun/kɔl/
col is spelled C-O-L (3 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written French, the 3,391st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Col is a French masculine noun meaning “collar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie du vêtement qui entoure le cou”.
What does col mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecollar
- 2
masculinecol; mountain pass
- 3
datedmasculineneck
- 4
masculineneck (of objects, vases etc.)
le col d'une bouteille
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie du vêtement qui entoure le cou. 2. Pièce de lingerie, de dentelle ou d’étoffe qui garnit le haut d’un corsage de femme. 3. Cou. – Note d’usage : On le dit quelquefois encore devant une voyelle. 4. Désigne différentes extrémités du corps.
noun: 1. Colonel.
noun: 1. Colonel.
noun: 1. Colonne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of col
- cols plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce col?
- /kɔl/
- \kɔl\
- [ɛ̃ kɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to col
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is col in French?
col appears 23 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).