# collide vs collie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### collide
*verb · IPA /kəˈlaɪd/ · frequency rank #19,791*
To impact directly, especially if violent.

### collie
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒli/ · frequency rank #29,603*
Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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