# collation vs collection

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### collation
*noun · IPA /kəˈleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #46,383*
Bringing together.

### collection
*noun · IPA /kəˈlɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #1,161*
A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collation-vs-collection