Which to use
“collectés” and “collées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,934
- “collectés” frequency rank
- #33,176
- “collées” frequency rank
- 59110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collectés | collées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe collecter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de coller. |
Where the eye mixes collectés and collées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: collectés vs collées
A purely visual mix-up. collectés (\kɔ.lɛk.te\) and collées (\kɔ.le\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collectés is recorded at frequency rank #25,934, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.lɛk.te\. collées is at rank #33,176, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.le\.
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 59110, this pair ranks #105,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of collectés vs collées
Shared letters: celosé. Private to "collectés": t. Private to "collées": -.
"collectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "collées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "collectés" and "collées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "collectés" or "collées"?
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 "collectés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collectés" and "collées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collées vs collez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.