Which to use
“collaboratif” and “collaborative” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,909
- “collaboratif” frequency rank
- #23,803
- “collaborative” frequency rank
- 48712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collaboratif | collaborative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui associe de nombreuses personnes ou entités en vue de réaliser des actions diverses dont la finalité est décidée en commun. | Féminin singulier de collaboratif. |
Where the eye mixes collaboratif and collaborative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses collaboratif with collaborative
A purely visual mix-up. collaboratif (\kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tif\) and collaborative (\kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tiv\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collaboratif is recorded at frequency rank #24,909, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tif\. collaborative is at rank #23,803, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tiv\.
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 48712, this pair ranks #176,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collaboratif vs collaborative
Shared letters: abcilort. Private to "collaboratif": f. Private to "collaborative": ev.
"collaboratif" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC · "collaborative" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- collaboratif ← ccollaboratif · clolaboratif · colaboratif · colalboratif · collabboratif · collaboartif · collaboraitf · collaboratfi
- collaborative ← ccollaborative · clolaborative · colaborative · colalborative · collabborative · collaboartive · collaboraitve · collaboratiev
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "collaboratif" and "collaborative" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "collaboratif" or "collaborative"?
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 "collaboratif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collaborative" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collaboratif" and "collaborative" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collaboratif vs collaboratifs". 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 #176,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.