Which to use
“coller” and “collez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,381
- “coller” frequency rank
- #43,850
- “collez” frequency rank
- 50231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coller | collez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Joindre et faire tenir deux choses ensemble avec de la colle. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coller. |
Same sound, different letters: coller vs collez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - coller / collez
This is the hard kind. coller and collez are pronounced identically (\kɔ.le\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “coller” becomes z in “collez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coller is recorded at frequency rank #6,381, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.le\. 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 50231, this pair ranks #164,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coller vs collez
Shared letters: celo. Private to "coller": r. Private to "collez": z.
"coller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "collez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coller" for "collez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coller" vs "collez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"coller" and "collez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "coller" 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 #164,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coller" 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 #164,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.