colossal
French, adjective/kɔ.lɔ.sal/
colossal is spelled C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colossal is a French adjective meaning “colossal, huge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “De la taille d’un colosse ; très grand ; énorme”.
What does colossal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colossal, huge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De la taille d’un colosse ; très grand ; énorme.
noun: 1. Ce qui est de la taille d’un colosse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of colossal
- colossale feminine
- colossaux masculine plural
- colossales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colossal?
- /kɔ.lɔ.sal/
- \kɔ.lɔ.sal\
- [kɔ.lɔ.sal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colossal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colossal in French?
colossal appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).