Column, pillar refer to upright supports in architectural structures. Pillar is the general word: the pillars supporting the roof. A column is a particular kind of pillar, especially one with an identifiable shaft, base, and capital: columns of the Corinthian order.

What is the correct way to spell column?

The part of the body between the shoulders or thorax and the head; neck.

Why is column spelled with an N?

Q From Turner Hooch: Why is there a letter n at the end of the word column? ... The source of our word is the Latin columna, which had a syllable break between the m and n, so both letters were pronounced.