colonelle

\kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\

/\kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\/ noun

The verdict

“colonelle” is uncommon French (frequency #97,798 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,798
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-colonelle · colonelle · French

colonelle · rank #97,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,798
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH collected

Nearest frequency peer: collected (-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 « colonelle »

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 « colonelle » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colonelle
PropertyValue
Headwordcolonelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,798
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « colonelle » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.colonelletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « collected » (#97,797), « colophon » (#97,799), « collaborons » (#97,796). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « colonelle » est au #97,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colonelle is uncommon French at frequency #97,798 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compagnie colonelle.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for colonelle, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 colonelle, spelled C-O-L-O-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compagnie colonelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le cardinal de Retz, qui était auprès de lui, augmentait encore l’irrésolution et le trouble de son esprit, en formant des difficultés sur tout ce qu’il proposait ; d’autre part, la porte Saint-Antoine était gardée par une colonelle de bourgeois, dont les officiers, qui étaient gagnés de la cour, empêchaient presque également de sortir de la Ville et d’y…
  2. Messieurs de Vitry et de Cramail devoient s’ouvrir en même temps aux autres prisonniers, se rendre maîtres de la Bastille, arrêter le gouverneur, sortir dans la rue Saint-Antoine avec une troupe de noblesse dont M. le maréchal de Vitry étoit assuré ; crier vive le Roi et M. le comte ! M. d’Etampes devoit, à l’heure donnée, faire battre le tambour par tout…

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 "colonelle"?
"colonelle" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\.
What does "colonelle" mean?
As a noun, "colonelle" means: Compagnie colonelle.
How do you pronounce "colonelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colonelle" is \kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\. 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 "colonelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list