# collusion

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈluːʒən/ · frequency rank #16,437

## Definitions
1. A private, cooperative agreement or arrangement between groups that otherwise maintain the pretense of competition, contention or non-cooperation.
2. A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.

## Etymology
Dated from the 14th century C.E. as Middle English collusioun, collusion; from Old French collusion, from Latin collusio (“act of colluding”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccollusion`, `clolusion`, `collsuion`, `colluison`, `collusino`, `collusionn`, `collusoin`, `collussion`, `collution`, `colulsion`, `colusion`, `ocllusion`

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