coordination

/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/

//kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən// noun

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"coordination" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coordination” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,266
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coordination · coordination · English

coordination · rank #8,266 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,266
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH confidential

Nearest frequency peer: confidential (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coordination”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “coordination” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coordination vs coordinator
83% similar
coordination vs coordinating
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coordination
PropertyValue
Headwordcoordination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,266
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coordination”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coordinationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “confidential” (#8,265), “cracks” (#8,267), “conclude” (#8,264). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coordination” is #8,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around coordination (IPA /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,266 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for coordination, with forms such as "ccoordination", "coodrination", and "coorddination". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "coordinator", "coordinating", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion. The correct English form is coordination, spelled C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
  2. 2
    The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.
  3. 3
    The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.
  4. 4
    The state of being equal in rank or power.
  5. 5
    An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.
  6. 6
    The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coordination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies.
  2. We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.

Etymology

From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

Antonyms

incoordinationsubordination

This word in other languages

coordinación(Español)coordination(Français)Koordination(Deutsch)coordenação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoordination
  • coodrination
  • coorddination
  • coordiantion
  • coordinaiton
  • coordinasion
  • coordinatino
  • coordinationn
  • coordinatoin
  • coordinattion
  • coordinnation
  • coordintaion
  • coordniation
  • cooridnation
  • coorrdination
  • cordination
  • corodination
  • ocordination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coordination - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccoordination1coodrination2coorddination1coordiantion2coordinaiton2coordinasion1coordinatino2coordinationn1
Edit distance from "coordination"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coordination"?
"coordination" is spelled C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/.
What does "coordination" mean?
As a noun, "coordination" means: The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
What words are commonly confused with "coordination"?
"coordination" is commonly confused with "coordinator", "coordinating". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coordination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coordination" is /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "coordination"?
From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coordination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confidential#8,265individually#8,303recreational#8,191transparency#8,370

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

transgender18 variantsconditioning18 variantsnotification18 variantssupernatural18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list