colonna

\ko.ˈlon.na\

/\ko.ˈlon.na\/ noun

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The verdict

“colonna” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,236
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colonne, pilier composé d’un fût cylindrique, d’un chapiteau et souvent d’une base ; il est ordinairement destiné à soutenir un entablement ou à décorer les édifices.

Corpus desk

Index FR-colonna · colonna · French

colonna · rank #37,236 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,236
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cock

Nearest frequency peer: cock (-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 « colonna »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « colonna » 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).

colonna vs colons
71% similar
colonna vs corona
71% similar
colonna vs colonne
86% similar

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

Key facts for colonna
PropertyValue
Headwordcolonna
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ko.ˈlon.na\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,236
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « colonna »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).colonnase 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 « cock » (#37,235), « colossales » (#37,237), « clignotants » (#37,234). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « colonna » est au #37,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around colonna (IPA \ko.ˈlon.na\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,236 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for colonna, with forms such as "ccolonna", "cloonna", and "collonna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "colons", "corona", "colonne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is colonna, spelled C-O-L-O-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colonne, pilier composé d’un fût cylindrique, d’un chapiteau et souvent d’une base ; il est ordinairement destiné à soutenir un entablement ou à décorer les édifices.
  2. 2
    Colonne, monument commémoratif en forme de colonne.
  3. 3
    Colonne, soutien.
  4. 4
    Colonne, tout ce qui se dresse ou s’allonge en forme de colonne.
  5. 5
    Colonne, tout ce qui se dresse ou s’allonge en forme de colonne.
  6. 6
    Colonne, tout ce qui se dresse ou s’allonge en forme de colonne.
  7. 7
    Colonne, quantité de matière fluide de figure cylindrique, qui a une hauteur et une base déterminées réellement ou par la pensée.
  8. 8
    Colonne, subdivision verticale de la page.
  9. 9
    Colonne, corps de troupes disposé dans un ordre qui a peu de front et beaucoup de profondeur. — Note : On le dit également en termes de tactique navale.
  10. 10
    Colonne, ensemble de personnes se déplaçant comme une colonne militaire.
  11. 11
    Colonne, chacune des 8 lignes verticales, désignées par les lettres a à h.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolonna
  • cloonna
  • collonna
  • colnona
  • colona
  • colonan
  • coolnna
  • oclonna

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colonna - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccolonna1cloonna2collonna1colnona2colona1colonan2coolnna2oclonna2
Edit distance from "colonna"

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 "colonna"?
"colonna" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ko.ˈlon.na\.
What does "colonna" mean?
As a noun, "colonna" means: Colonne, pilier composé d’un fût cylindrique, d’un chapiteau et souvent d’une base ; il est ordinairement destiné à soutenir un entablement ou à décorer les édifices.
What words are commonly confused with "colonna"?
"colonna" is commonly confused with "colons", "corona", "colonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colonna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colonna" is \ko.ˈlon.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colonna" come from?
"colonna" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chardon#37,224croisez#37,261cuiller#37,263cultura#37,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

craft8 variantsboisés8 variantsboisseau8 variantsdiluée8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list