colons

\kɔ.lɔ̃\

/\kɔ.lɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“colons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,675. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,675
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-colons · colons · French

colons · rank #8,675 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,675
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cliquez

Nearest frequency peer: cliquez (-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 « colons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « colons » 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).

colons vs cons
67% similar
colons vs cols
67% similar
colons vs coon
67% similar

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

Key facts for colons
PropertyValue
Headwordcolons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,675
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « colons »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cliquez » (#8,674), « combattant » (#8,676), « classée » (#8,673). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « colons » est au #8,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around colons (IPA \kɔ.lɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,675 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de colon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for colons, with forms such as "ccolons", "cloons", and "collons". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cons", "cols", "coon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is colons, spelled C-O-L-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de colon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Elle met sur pied une force armée, recrute des colons blancs et fonde ce que l'on nomme la Rhodésie dès 1895.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccolons
  • cloons
  • collons
  • colnos
  • colonns
  • colonss
  • colosn
  • coolns
  • oclons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colons - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccolons1cloons2collons1colnos2colonns1colonss1colosn2coolns2
Edit distance from "colons"

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 "colons"?
"colons" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lɔ̃\.
What does "colons" mean?
As a noun, "colons" means: Pluriel de colon.
What words are commonly confused with "colons"?
"colons" is commonly confused with "cons", "cols", "coon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "colons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colons" is \kɔ.lɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colons" come from?
"colons" 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 "colons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cachés#8,667bêtise#8,666danois#8,689balcon#8,658

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

classée9 variantsCroatie9 variantsbattant9 variantsajoutez9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list