Which to use
“coordinating” is an adjective and “coordination” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,125
- “coordinating” frequency rank
- #8,266
- “coordination” frequency rank
- 21391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coordinating | coordination |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That coordinates | The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect. |
Letter map: coordinating vs coordination
Shared letters muted; letters that set coordinating and coordination apart highlighted. Shared run: 11.
Role in the sentence - coordinating and coordination
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coordinating is anadjective and coordinationanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coordinating is recorded at frequency rank #13,125, classified as anadj. coordination is at rank #8,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/.
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 21391, this pair ranks #424,261 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coordinating vs coordination
Shared letters: acdinort. Private to "coordinating": g. Private to "coordination": -.
"coordinating" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCVCC · "coordination" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coordinating ← ccoordinating · coodrinating · coorddinating · coordianting · coordinaitng · coordinatign · coordinatingg · coordinatinng
- coordination ← ccoordination · coodrination · coorddination · coordiantion · coordinaiton · coordinasion · coordinatino · coordinationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coordinating" and "coordination" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "coordinating" or "coordination" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "coordinating" vs "coordination" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "coordinating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coordination" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,261 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coordinating" and "coordination" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coordination vs coordinator". 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 #424,261 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.