1. colonel

noun. ['ˈkɝːnəl'] a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

Rhymes with Colonel

• nocturnal
• fraternal
• external
• paternal
• maternal
• internal
• infernal
• eternal
• diurnal
• vernal
• purnell
• pernell
• kernel
• journal
• durnil
• durnell
• burnell
• bernal

How do you pronounce colonel?

Pronounce colonel as ˈkərnəl.

US - How to pronounce colonel in American English

UK - How to pronounce colonel in British English

How to spell colonel? Is it colanely? Or kolonel? Common misspellings are:

• colanely
• kolonel

Sentences with colonel

1. Noun, singular or mass
A very unusual spelling is the word colonel"" aria-label="Link to "colonel""> "colonel" which is pronounced "kernel."

Quotes about colonel

1. The Colonel led all the cheers.Cornbread!"he screamed.CHICKEN!"the crowd responded.Rice!"PEAS!"And then, all together: "WE GOT HIGHER SATs."Hip Hip Hip Hooray!"the Colonel cried.YOU'LL BE WORKIN' FOR US SOMEDAY!
- John Green, Looking for Alaska

2. You can't eat hope,' the woman said.You can't eat it, but it sustains you,' the colonel replied.
- Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba