Which to use
“collée” and “copiée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,886
- “collée” frequency rank
- #47,813
- “copiée” frequency rank
- 69699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collée | copiée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de coller. | Participe passé féminin singulier de copier. |
Where the eye mixes collée and copiée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. collée (CVCCVV) and copiée (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between collée and copiée
A purely visual mix-up. collée (\kɔ.le\) and copiée (\kɔ.pje\) 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 69699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collée is recorded at frequency rank #21,886, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.le\. copiée is at rank #47,813, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.pje\.
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 69699, this pair ranks #54,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of collée vs copiée
Shared letters: ceoé. Private to "collée": l. Private to "copiée": ip.
"collée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "copiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "collée" for "copiée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "collée" or "copiée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "collée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copiée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collée" and "copiée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiée vs cupide". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.