Which to use
“collisions” and “collusion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,735
- “collisions” frequency rank
- #21,266
- “collusion” frequency rank
- 49001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | collisions | collusion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de collision. | Intelligence secrète entre deux ou plusieurs parties au préjudice d’un tiers. |
Where the eye mixes collisions and collusion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. collisions runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCC) against collusion's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses collisions with collusion
A purely visual mix-up. collisions (\kɔ.li.zjɔ̃\) and collusion (\kɔ.ly.zjɔ̃\) 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 49001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
collisions is recorded at frequency rank #27,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.li.zjɔ̃\. collusion is at rank #21,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ly.zjɔ̃\.
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 49001, this pair ranks #174,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of collisions vs collusion
Shared letters: cilnos. Private to "collisions": -. Private to "collusion": u.
"collisions" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC · "collusion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- collisions ← ccollisions · clolisions · colilsions · colisions · colliisons · collisinos · collisionns · collisionss
- collusion ← ccollusion · clolusion · collsuion · colluison · collusino · collusionn · collusoin · collussion
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "collisions" for "collusion" ever safe?
Which is more common, "collisions" or "collusion"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "collisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "collusion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "collisions" and "collusion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "collusion vs contusion". 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 #174,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.