Colombiennes

\kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\

/\kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“Colombiennes” is uncommon French (frequency #58,507 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,507
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-colombiennes · Colombiennes · French

Colombiennes · rank #58,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,507
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH collectivisme

Nearest frequency peer: collectivisme (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Colombiennes »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Colombiennes » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Colombiennes
PropertyValue
HeadwordColombiennes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,507
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Colombiennes » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Colombiennestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « collectivisme » (#58,506), « colibris » (#58,505), « commette » (#58,510). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Colombiennes » est au #58,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Colombiennes is uncommon French at frequency #58,507 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de Colombienne.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Colombiennes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Colombiennes, spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-I-E-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de Colombienne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Menées de deux sets, les joueuses d’Émile Rousseaux ont obtenu deux occasions de réussir leur come-back, mais les Colombiennes ont retrouvé une solidité mentale qui leur a permis de les sauver et d’arracher la victoire lors du set décisif.

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 "Colombiennes"?
"Colombiennes" is spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-I-E-N-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\.
What does "Colombiennes" mean?
As a noun, "Colombiennes" means: Pluriel de Colombienne.
How do you pronounce "Colombiennes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Colombiennes" is \kɔ.lɔ̃.bjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list