collaboration

/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/

//kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

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"collaboration" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“collaboration” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,433
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of collaborating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-collaboration · collaboration · English

collaboration · rank #4,433 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,433
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH CNN

Nearest frequency peer: CNN (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “collaboration”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “collaboration” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

collaboration vs collaborator
85% similar
collaboration vs collaborative
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for collaboration
PropertyValue
Headwordcollaboration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,433
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “collaboration”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).collaborationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “CNN” (#4,432), “con” (#4,434), “characteristics” (#4,431). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “collaboration” is #4,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around collaboration (IPA /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,433 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for collaboration, with forms such as "ccollaboration", "clolaboration", and "colaboration". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "collaborator", "collaborative", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion. The correct English form is collaboration, spelled C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of collaborating.
  2. 2
    A production or creation made by collaborating.
  3. 3
    Treasonous cooperation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how collaboration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
  2. During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle.

Etymology

Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion.

This word in other languages

colaboración(Español)collaboration(Français)Zusammenarbeit(Deutsch)colaboração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollaboration
  • clolaboration
  • colaboration
  • colalboration
  • collabboration
  • collaboartion
  • collaboraiton
  • collaborasion
  • collaboratino
  • collaborationn
  • collaboratoin
  • collaborattion
  • collaborration
  • collabortaion
  • collabroation
  • collaobration
  • collbaoration
  • ocllaboration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collaboration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccollaboration1clolaboration2colaboration1colalboration2collabboration1collaboartion2collaboraiton2collaborasion1
Edit distance from "collaboration"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "collaboration"?
"collaboration" is spelled C-O-L-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/.
What does "collaboration" mean?
As a noun, "collaboration" means: The act of collaborating.
What words are commonly confused with "collaboration"?
"collaboration" is commonly confused with "collaborator", "collaborative". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "collaboration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collaboration" is /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "collaboration"?
Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "collaboration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

consideration#4,435concentration#4,514psychological#4,549Massachusetts#4,252

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

experimental18 variantsNetherlands18 variantsconstructed18 variantsinvestments18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list