Which to use
“collection” is a noun and “of” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,591
- “collection” frequency rank
- #324
- “of” frequency rank
- 15915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collection | of |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sammlung von aufbewahrten, gezielt ausgewählten Gegenständen | von |
Letter map: collection vs of
Shared letters muted; letters that set collection and of apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: collection vs of
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: collection is anoun and ofapreposition. On the page they differ by 8 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collection is recorded at frequency rank #15,591, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. of is at rank #324, tagged as aprep, 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 15915, this pair ranks #1,940,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of collection vs of
Shared letters: o. Private to "collection": ceilnt. Private to "of": f.
"collection" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "of" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- collection ← ccollection · clolection · colection · colelction · collcetion · collecction · colleciton · collectino
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "collection" and "of" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "collection" or "of" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "collection" and "of". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "collection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "of" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,115 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collection" and "of" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collection vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,940,115 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.