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Lieutenant (leftenant)
Not in British English, no.
The English speaking world outside of the USA.. Much like ‘zed’ or putting a U in colour.
Add colonel to that. Like wtf, where are you getting the extra letters from?
Fun fact: Lieutenant literally means "placeholder."
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/w/naval-traditions-names-of-rank/officer/lieutenant.html