collectif

\kɔ.lɛk.tif\

/\kɔ.lɛk.tif\/ adj

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The verdict

“collectif” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,414
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commun, conjoint, effectué à plusieurs, issu d’un groupe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-collectif · collectif · French

collectif · rank #2,414 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,414
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cm

Nearest frequency peer: Cm (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « collectif »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « collectif » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

collectif vs collector
78% similar
collectif vs correctif
78% similar
collectif vs collection
80% similar

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

Key facts for collectif
PropertyValue
Headwordcollectif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.lɛk.tif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,414
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « collectif »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).collectifse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Cm » (#2,413), « compliqué » (#2,415), « condamné » (#2,416). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « collectif » est au #2,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around collectif (IPA \kɔ.lɛk.tif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,414 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for collectif, with forms such as "ccollectif", "clolectif", and "colectif". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "collector", "correctif", "collection", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is collectif, spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commun, conjoint, effectué à plusieurs, issu d’un groupe.
  2. 2
    Qui désigne plusieurs personnes ou plusieurs choses de la même espèce.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ne désespérons cependant pas de voir un jour le parlement, dans un élan collectif de patriotisme, oser braver certaines tendances funestes, chères à une partie de l’opinion publique.
  2. La leçon principale est que l’individu, et lui seul, est plus important que tous les pouvoirs et les entraînements collectifs.

This word in other languages

collective(English)colectivo(Español)gemeinsam(Deutsch)coletivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollectif
  • clolectif
  • colectif
  • colelctif
  • collcetif
  • collecctif
  • collecitf
  • collectfi
  • collectiff
  • collecttif
  • colletcif
  • ocllectif

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collectif - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccollectif1clolectif2colectif1colelctif2collcetif2collecctif1collecitf2collectfi2
Edit distance from "collectif"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "collectif"?
"collectif" is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lɛk.tif\.
What does "collectif" mean?
As an adjective, "collectif" means: Commun, conjoint, effectué à plusieurs, issu d’un groupe.
What words are commonly confused with "collectif"?
"collectif" is commonly confused with "collector", "correctif", "collection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "collectif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collectif" is \kɔ.lɛk.tif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "collectif" come from?
"collectif" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

compliqué#2,415Allemande#2,405véhicules#2,401ministres#2,433

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

consiste12 variantsexprimer12 variantsétudiant12 variantsspéciale12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list