Collegue or colleague?
Did you mean colleague? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
Incorrect
collegue
Correct
colleague
Correct spelling: colleague. Misspelling: collegue.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Double L, and it ends like a sports league: col-LEAGUE.
Why people write “collegue”
The misspelling “collegue” is only one letter off: it leaves out the A.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make colleague automatic.
What does “colleague” mean?
colleague noun
- an associate that one works with
Synonyms:workfellow
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
“the surgeon consulted his colleagues”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Colleague” in a sentence
- I'll ask my colleague for help.
- The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
Is “colleague” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“collegue” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COLLEAGUE.