# collections

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlɛkʃənz/ · frequency rank #5,017

## Definitions
1. plural of collection
2. A state being beyond merely past due.
3. A department that attempts to collect on accounts that are beyond merely past due.

## Easily confused with
- **connections** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collections-vs-connections)
- **corrections** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collections-vs-corrections)
- **collectives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collections-vs-collectives)
- **collection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collection-vs-collections)
- **collecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-collections)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccollections`, `clolections`, `colections`, `colelctions`, `collcetions`, `collecctions`, `collecitons`, `collectinos`, `collectionns`, `collectionss`, `collectiosn`, `collectoins`, `collecttions`, `colletcions`, `ocllections`

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