collerette

\kɔl.ʁɛt\

/\kɔl.ʁɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“collerette” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,991. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,991
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit collet de lingerie.

Key facts for collerette
PropertyValue
Headwordcollerette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔl.ʁɛt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,991
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “collerette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). collerette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around collerette (IPA \kɔl.ʁɛt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,991 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for collerette, with forms such as "ccollerette", "clolerette", and "colelrette". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is collerette, spelled C-O-L-L-E-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit collet de lingerie.
  2. 2
    Col porté par certains prêtres avec une soutane ou un clergyman.
  3. 3
    Composant en forme de col terminant une pièce mécanique, un tube et permettant son assemblage avec une autre pièce.
  4. 4
    Ensemble des bractées d'une inflorescence.
  5. 5
    Ombrelle d’une méduse.
  6. 6
    Collerette vétérinaire, dispositif en plastique, de forme tronconique, placé autour du cou de l’animal pour qu’il cicatrise correctement, l’empêchant ainsi de toucher la partie soignée.

Synonyms

fraise

This word in other languages

collarette(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccollerette
  • clolerette
  • colelrette
  • colerette
  • colleertte
  • collerete
  • colleretet
  • collerrette
  • collertete
  • collreette
  • ocllerette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of collerette - 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.

ccollerette1clolerette2colelrette2colerette1colleertte2collerete1colleretet2collerrette1
Edit distance from "collerette"

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 "collerette"?
"collerette" is spelled C-O-L-L-E-R-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔl.ʁɛt\.
What does "collerette" mean?
As a noun, "collerette" means: Petit collet de lingerie.
What are common misspellings of "collerette"?
Common misspellings include "ccollerette", "clolerette", "colelrette", "colerette", "colleertte". The correct spelling is "collerette".
How do you pronounce "collerette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "collerette" is \kɔl.ʁɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "collerette" come from?
"collerette" 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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Using “collerette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-L-L-E-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔl.ʁɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list