collection

\kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“collection” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,512
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réunion de plusieurs objets qui ont ensemble quelque rapport.

Corpus desk

Index FR-collection · collection · French

collection · rank #1,512 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,512
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH clairement

Nearest frequency peer: clairement (-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 « collection »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « collection » 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).

collection vs collector
80% similar
collection vs collective
80% similar
collection vs correction
80% similar

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

Key facts for collection
PropertyValue
Headwordcollection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,512
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « collection »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).collectionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « clairement » (#1,511), « conscience » (#1,513), « citoyens » (#1,510). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « collection » est au #1,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around collection (IPA \kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,512 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for collection, with forms such as "ccollection", "clolection", and "colection". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "collector", "collective", "correction", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is collection, spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réunion de plusieurs objets qui ont ensemble quelque rapport.
  2. 2
    Recueil ou compilation de plusieurs ouvrages qui ont rapport à une même matière ou qui appartiennent à un même genre.
  3. 3
    Groupe de plusieurs ouvrages d'un même éditeur sur un même sujet.
  4. 4
    Poche de liquide (sang, pus), collecté dans une cavité naturelle ou accidentelle de l’organisme.
  5. 5
    Ensemble d’articles créés et présentés pour une saison dans l’industrie de la mode et du luxe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac expose les collections de référence issues des exceptionnels monuments mégalithiques des rives du Morbihan.
  2. Si le fossile d’Angleterre est congénère de celui-ci, ce ne peut au surplus être un animal de la famille des cochons, comme le dit Mr. de Blainville ; car son astragale qui se trouve dans les collections de l’École des Mines est celui d'un imparidigité et d'un vrai lophiodon.

This word in other languages

collection(English)colección(Español)Sammlung(Deutsch)coleção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollection
  • clolection
  • colection
  • colelction
  • collcetion
  • collecction
  • colleciton
  • collectino
  • collectionn
  • collectoin
  • collecttion
  • colletcion
  • ocllection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collection - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccollection1clolection2colection1colelction2collcetion2collecction1colleciton2collectino2
Edit distance from "collection"

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 "collection"?
"collection" is spelled C-O-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "collection" mean?
As a noun, "collection" means: Réunion de plusieurs objets qui ont ensemble quelque rapport.
What words are commonly confused with "collection"?
"collection" is commonly confused with "collector", "collective", "correction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "collection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collection" is \kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "collection" come from?
"collection" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clairement#1,511conscience#1,513croissance#1,515exposition#1,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

davantage13 variantsinfluence13 variantsquébécois13 variantspersonnage13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list