Which to use
“collées” and “collent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,176
- “collées” frequency rank
- #23,140
- “collent” frequency rank
- 56316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collées | collent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de coller. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coller. |
Where the eye mixes collées and collent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between collées and collent
A purely visual mix-up. collées (\kɔ.le\) and collent (\kɔl\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collées is recorded at frequency rank #33,176, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.le\. collent is at rank #23,140, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔl\.
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 56316, this pair ranks #121,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collées vs collent
Shared letters: celo. Private to "collées": sé. Private to "collent": nt.
"collées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "collent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- collent ← ccollent · clolent · colelnt · colent · collennt · collentt · colletn · collnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "collées" and "collent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "collées" vs "collent" - 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 "collées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collées" and "collent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collées vs collez". 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 #121,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.