colleague
\ˈkɒl.iːɡ\
The verdict
“colleague” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confrère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-colleague · colleague · French
colleague · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | colleague |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈkɒl.iːɡ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « colleague » en français
Rare enough to double-check
colleague is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɒl.iːɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for colleague in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is colleague, spelled C-O-L-L-E-A-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Confrère.
- 2Collègue.
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.