# collected

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈlɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,335

## Definitions
1. Gathered together.
2. Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.

## Etymology
From collect + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **connected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collected-vs-connected)
- **corrected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collected-vs-corrected)
- **collector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collected-vs-collector)
- **collect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collect-vs-collected)
- **collated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collated-vs-collected)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccollected`, `clolected`, `colected`, `colelcted`, `collceted`, `colleccted`, `collecetd`, `collectde`, `collectedd`, `collectted`, `colletced`, `ocllected`

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