coloc

\ko.lɔk\

/\ko.lɔk\/ noun

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The verdict

“coloc” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,656
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colocataire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coloc · coloc · French

coloc · rank #17,656 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,656
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH collet

Nearest frequency peer: collet (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « coloc »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « coloc » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coloc vs cool
60% similar
coloc vs cook
60% similar
coloc vs coop
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coloc
PropertyValue
Headwordcoloc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ko.lɔk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,656
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coloc »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).colocse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « collet » (#17,655), « collant » (#17,654), « coloniales » (#17,658). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coloc » est au #17,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around coloc (IPA \ko.lɔk\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,656 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Colocataire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for coloc, with forms such as "ccoloc", "clooc", and "colco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cool", "cook", "coop", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coloc, spelled C-O-L-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colocataire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coloc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On a deux colocs qui sont un peu bricolos, ajoute l’un des éco-colocataires.
  2. — Or cette chambre, poursuit-il, appartient maintenant à… Bridgette, que voici, ta nouvelle coloc. J’en reste un instant sans voix. Pourquoi dit-il que c’est ma coloc ? Je proteste : — Comment ça, coloc ? Personne ne m’a demandé si je voulais une nouvelle coloc.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoloc
  • clooc
  • colco
  • colloc
  • colocc
  • coolc
  • ocloc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coloc - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoloc1clooc2colco2colloc1colocc1coolc2ocloc2
Edit distance from "coloc"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coloc"?
"coloc" is spelled C-O-L-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is \ko.lɔk\.
What does "coloc" mean?
As a noun, "coloc" means: Colocataire.
What words are commonly confused with "coloc"?
"coloc" is commonly confused with "cool", "cook", "coop". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coloc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coloc" is \ko.lɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coloc" come from?
"coloc" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coloc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

canot#17,646burke#17,642dater#17,671bruts#17,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

collet7 variantsbride7 variantsbarbu7 variantsarmor7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list