kolossal
\ˌko.lɔ.ˈsaːl\
The verdict
“kolossal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colossal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kolossal · kolossal · French
kolossal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kolossal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌko.lɔ.ˈsaːl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kolossal » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kolossal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌko.lɔ.ˈsaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Colossal.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kolossal, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is kolossal, spelled K-O-L-O-S-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1Colossal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kolossal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Alexa-Entwicklung ist ein "kolossaler Reinfall". Mit diesen drastischen Worten beschreibt ein ehemaliger Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens gegenüber Business Insider die aktuelle Situation.
(...) beim Besuch des unglaublichen Vasa-Museums, der Ausstellung eines kolossalen Kriegsschiffs, das 1628 nach wenigen Metern auf der Jungfernfahrt absoff.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.