Which to use
“collabore” is a verb and “collabos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,653
- “collabore” frequency rank
- #36,314
- “collabos” frequency rank
- 53967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collabore | collabos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe collaborer. | Pluriel de collabo. |
Where the eye mixes collabore and collabos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses collabore with collabos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: collabore is \kɔ.la.bɔʁ\ while collabos is \kɔ.la.bo\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collabore is recorded at frequency rank #17,653, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.la.bɔʁ\. 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 53967, this pair ranks #137,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collabore vs collabos
Shared letters: abclo. Private to "collabore": er. Private to "collabos": s.
"collabore" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "collabos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "collabore" for "collabos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "collabore" vs "collabos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "collabore" 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 #137,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collabore" and "collabos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collab vs collabos". 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 #137,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.