colombin
\kɔ.lɔ̃.bɛ̃\
The verdict
“colombin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport au pigeon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-colombin · colombin · French
colombin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | colombin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.lɔ̃.bɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « colombin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
colombin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.lɔ̃.bɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for colombin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is colombin, spelled C-O-L-O-M-B-I-N.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport au pigeon.
- 2Couleur gorge-de-pigeon. #6A455D
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how colombin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pigeon colombin.
Baiser colombin.
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.