Which to use
“collections” and “corrections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,736
- “collections” frequency rank
- #12,942
- “corrections” frequency rank
- 17678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collections | corrections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de collection. | Pluriel de correction. |
Where the eye mixes collections and corrections
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. collections and corrections follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: collections vs corrections
A purely visual mix-up. collections (\kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\) and corrections (\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collections is recorded at frequency rank #4,736, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lɛk.sjɔ̃\. corrections is at rank #12,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛk.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 17678, this pair ranks #382,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of collections vs corrections
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "collections": l. Private to "corrections": r.
"collections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC · "corrections" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- collections ← ccollections · clolections · colections · colelctions · collcetions · collecctions · collecitons · collectinos
- corrections ← ccorrections · corections · corerctions · corrcetions · correcctions · correcitons · correctinos · correctionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "collections" and "corrections" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "collections" vs "corrections" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "collections" and "corrections" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "collections" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collections" and "corrections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrections vs corrélations". 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 #382,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.