collectionvsdivisionWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“collection” and “division” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,591
“collection” frequency rank
#7,747
“division” frequency rank
23338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature collection division
Definition Sammlung von aufbewahrten, gezielt ausgewählten Gegenständen Division, Teilung

Letter map: collection vs division

Shared letters muted; letters that set collection and division apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

10 ch
collection
8 ch
division

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

collection and division are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

collection is recorded at frequency rank #15,591, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. division is at rank #7,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 23338, this pair ranks #1,862,569 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of collection vs division

Shared letters: ino. Private to "collection": celt. Private to "division": dsv.

"collection" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "division" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • collectionccollection · clolection · colection · colelction · collcetion · collecction · colleciton · collectino
  • divisionddivision · diivsion · diviison · divisino · divisionn · divisoin · divission · divsiion

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "collection" and "division" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "collection" or "division"?
"division" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,747 in our German list, against #15,591 for "collection". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list