Which to use
“collecte” is a noun and “collectés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,535
- “collecte” frequency rank
- #25,934
- “collectés” frequency rank
- 31469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collecte | collectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ramassage d’objets, de produits, en vue d’un traitement spécifique. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe collecter. |
Where the eye mixes collecte and collectés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. collecte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against collectés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses collecte with collectés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: collecte is \kɔ.lɛkt\ while collectés is \kɔ.lɛk.te\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collecte is recorded at frequency rank #5,535, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lɛkt\. collectés is at rank #25,934, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.lɛk.te\.
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 31469, this pair ranks #303,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collecte vs collectés
Shared letters: celot. Private to "collecte": -. Private to "collectés": sé.
"collecte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "collectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- collecte ← ccollecte · clolecte · colecte · colelcte · collcete · colleccte · collecet · collectte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "collecte" for "collectés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "collecte" or "collectés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "collecte" and "collectés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "collecte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collectés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collecte" and "collectés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collectés vs collées". 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 #303,590 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.