collaboratifsvscollaborationsConfusable pair

Quick tell: collaboratifs is a adjective, collaborations is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“collaboratifs” is an adjective and “collaborations” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,411
“collaboratifs” frequency rank
#19,482
“collaborations” frequency rank
67893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature collaboratifs collaborations
Definition Masculin pluriel de collaboratif. Pluriel de collaboration.

Where the eye mixes collaboratifs and collaborations

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

13 ch
collaboratifs
14 ch
collaborations

Look-alike desk: collaboratifs vs collaborations

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: collaboratifs is \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tif\ while collaborations is \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

collaboratifs is recorded at frequency rank #48,411, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.tif\. collaborations is at rank #19,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.

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 67893, this pair ranks #61,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of collaboratifs vs collaborations

Shared letters: abcilorst. Private to "collaboratifs": f. Private to "collaborations": n.

"collaboratifs" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCC  ·  "collaborations" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • collaboratifsccollaboratifs · clolaboratifs · colaboratifs · colalboratifs · collabboratifs · collaboartifs · collaboraitfs · collaboratfis
  • collaborationsccollaborations · clolaborations · colaborations · colalborations · collabborations · collaboartions · collaboraitons · collaboratinos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "collaboratifs" for "collaborations" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "collaboratifs" is an adjective and "collaborations" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "collaboratifs" or "collaborations"?
"collaborations" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,482 in our French list, against #48,411 for "collaboratifs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "collaboratifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "collaborations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "collaboratifs" and "collaborations" 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 #61,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list