Which to use
“collent” and “collez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,140
- “collent” frequency rank
- #43,850
- “collez” frequency rank
- 66990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collent | collez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coller. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coller. |
Where the eye mixes collent and collez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: collent vs collez
A purely visual mix-up. collent (\kɔl\) and collez (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collent is recorded at frequency rank #23,140, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔl\. collez is at rank #43,850, 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 66990, this pair ranks #65,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of collent vs collez
Shared letters: celo. Private to "collent": nt. Private to "collez": z.
"collent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "collez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "collent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collent" and "collez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colla 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 #65,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.