Which to use
“collab” and “collabos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,348
- “collab” frequency rank
- #36,314
- “collabos” frequency rank
- 79662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collab | collabos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Collaboration. | Pluriel de collabo. |
Where the eye mixes collab and collabos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: collab vs collabos
A purely visual mix-up. collab (\kɔ.lab\) and collabos (\kɔ.la.bo\) 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) - “collab” sits inside “collabos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collab is recorded at frequency rank #43,348, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lab\. collabos is at rank #36,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.la.bo\.
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 79662, this pair ranks #22,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of collab vs collabos
Shared letters: abclo. Private to "collab": -. Private to "collabos": s.
"collab" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "collabos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "collab" and "collabos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "collab" vs "collabos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "collab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collabos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collab" and "collabos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colla vs collab". 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 #22,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.