# collision

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlɪʒn̩/ · frequency rank #7,662

## Definitions
1. An instance of colliding.
2. Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
3. Clipping of naming collision.
4. Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

## Etymology
From Middle French collision, from Late Latin collīsiō, from Latin collīdere, past participle collīsus (“to dash together”); see collide. cf. allision.

## Easily confused with
- **collusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collision-vs-collusion)
- **coalition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coalition-vs-collision)
- **collation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collation-vs-collision)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccollision`, `clolision`, `colilsion`, `colision`, `colliison`, `collisino`, `collisionn`, `collisoin`, `collission`, `collition`, `collsiion`, `ocllision`

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