Which to use
“coalition” and “collision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,735
- “coalition” frequency rank
- #11,017
- “collision” frequency rank
- 15752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coalition | collision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Union ou réunion de différents partis, ligue de plusieurs puissances. | Choc de deux corps, de deux véhicules… |
Where the eye mixes coalition and collision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. coalition (CVVCVCVVC) and collision (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: coalition vs collision
A purely visual mix-up. coalition (\kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\) and collision (\kɔ.li.zjɔ̃\) 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 15752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coalition is recorded at frequency rank #4,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.li.sjɔ̃\. collision is at rank #11,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.li.zjɔ̃\.
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 15752, this pair ranks #390,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coalition vs collision
Shared letters: cilno. Private to "coalition": at. Private to "collision": s.
"coalition" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "collision" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coalition" and "collision" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "coalition" or "collision" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coalition" and "collision" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coalition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coalition" and "collision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coalition vs cognition". 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 #390,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.