# coefficient

> English word · Adjective · IPA [ˌkəʊ.ɪˈfɪʃn̩t] · frequency rank #17,322

## Definitions
1. Cooperating.

## Etymology
From French coefficient. Coined by French mathematician François Viète. Or influenced by (New) Latin coefficient-, which is the stem of coefficiens, which is a substantivation of the present active participle of coefficio, which comes from co- and efficio.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccoefficient`, `ceofficient`, `coeffciient`, `coefficcient`, `coefficeint`, `coefficiennt`, `coefficientt`, `coefficietn`, `coefficinet`, `coeffiicent`, `coeficient`, `coefifcient`, `cofeficient`, `ocefficient`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coefficient