colony

\ˈkɑ.lə.ni\

/\ˈkɑ.lə.ni\/ noun

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The verdict

“colony” is uncommon French (frequency #55,828 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,828
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-colony · colony · French

colony · rank #55,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,828
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comblera

Nearest frequency peer: comblera (+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 « colony »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for colony
PropertyValue
Headwordcolony
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɑ.lə.ni\
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « colony » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.colonytombe 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: « comblera » (#55,829), « cocker » (#55,826), « commentait » (#55,830). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « colony » est au #55,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

colony is uncommon French at frequency #55,828 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɑ.lə.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Colonie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for colony, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is colony, spelled C-O-L-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colonie.

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 "colony"?
"colony" is spelled C-O-L-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɑ.lə.ni\.
What does "colony" mean?
As a noun, "colony" means: Colonie.
How do you pronounce "colony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "colony" is \ˈkɑ.lə.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "colony" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cocker#55,826clouée#55,824compet#55,832Courcy#55,858

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list