Which to use
“colères” is an adjective and “collées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,737
- “colères” frequency rank
- #33,176
- “collées” frequency rank
- 60913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colères | collées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de colère. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de coller. |
Where the eye mixes colères and collées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. colères (CVCVCVC) and collées (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses colères with collées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: colères is \kɔ.lɛʁ\ while collées is \kɔ.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colères is recorded at frequency rank #27,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.lɛʁ\. collées is at rank #33,176, 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 60913, this pair ranks #95,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colères vs collées
Shared letters: celos. Private to "colères": rè. Private to "collées": é.
"colères" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "collées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colères" and "collées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "colères" or "collées"?
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 "colères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colères" and "collées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colères vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.