Co-ordinate or coordinate?
co-ordinate is a verb meaning “Alternative spelling of coordinate”; coordinate is a verb meaning “To place in the same order or rank”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. co-ordinate is written with a hyphen and coordinate as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between co-ordinate and coordinate?
| co-ordinate | coordinate | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | verb, noun, adjective | adjective, noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of coordinate | Of the same rank; equal A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure Something that is equal to another thing |
| Example | none recorded | two coordinate terms |
| Forms | co-ordinates, co-ordinating, co-ordinated | coordinates, coordinating, coordinated coördinates, coördinating, coördinated |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ /ˈkwɔː.dɪ.nɪt/ /koʊˈɔɹ.də.nɪt/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 6.6 times per million words |
Sources: co-ordinate and coordinate in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of co-ordinate and coordinate
co-ordinate
- 1
Alternative spelling of coordinate
- 2
Alternative spelling of coordinate
- 3
Alternative spelling of coordinate
coordinate
- 1
Of the same rank; equal
two coordinate terms
- 2
A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure
Give me your coordinates and we'll come and rescue you
- 3
To place in the same order or rank
- 4
Dated spelling of coordinate
- 5
Something that is equal to another thing
- 6
To synchronize (activities)
It can be difficult to coordinate movement of both legs after an operation
- 7
Coordinated clothes
- 8
To match (objects, especially clothes)
The outfit you're wearing doesn't coordinate
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, co-ordinate or coordinate?
co-ordinate is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; coordinate 6.6 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search co-ordinate vs coordinate?
“co-ordinate vs coordinate” is searched about 30 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“coordinate vs co-ordinate”, “co-ordinate or coordinate”).
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