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.
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
- collection ← ccollection · clolection · colection · colelction · collcetion · collecction · colleciton · collectino
- division ← ddivision · diivsion · diviison · divisino · divisionn · divisoin · divission · divsiion