Which to use
“cibler” and “coller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,320
- “cibler” frequency rank
- #6,381
- “coller” frequency rank
- 22701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cibler | coller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lancer quelque chose sur quelqu’un. | Joindre et faire tenir deux choses ensemble avec de la colle. |
Where the eye mixes cibler and coller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cibler and coller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cibler vs coller
A purely visual mix-up. cibler (\si.ble\) and coller (\kɔ.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cibler is recorded at frequency rank #16,320, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ble\. coller is at rank #6,381, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22701, this pair ranks #356,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cibler vs coller
Shared letters: celr. Private to "cibler": bi. Private to "coller": o.
"cibler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cibler" for "coller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cibler" vs "coller" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cibler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cibler" and "coller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colla vs coller". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #356,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.