Which to use
“colla” and “collait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,989
- “colla” frequency rank
- #31,892
- “collait” frequency rank
- 80881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colla | collait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de coller. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de coller. |
Where the eye mixes colla and collait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses colla with collait
A purely visual mix-up. colla (\kɔ.la\) and collait (\kɔ.lɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “colla” sits inside “collait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colla is recorded at frequency rank #48,989, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.la\. collait is at rank #31,892, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.lɛ\.
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 80881, this pair ranks #19,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of colla vs collait
Shared letters: aclo. Private to "colla": -. Private to "collait": it.
"colla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "collait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "colla" and "collait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "colla" vs "collait" - 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 "colla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colla" and "collait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colla vs coupa". 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 #19,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.