coadjuteur

\kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\

/\kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“coadjuteur” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,656
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui est adjoint à un prélat de l’Église catholique romaine, pour l’aider à remplir ses fonctions, et qui est ordinairement destiné à lui succéder après sa mort.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

coadjuteur vs coauteur
80% similar

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

Key facts for coadjuteur
PropertyValue
Headwordcoadjuteur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,656
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coadjuteur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coadjuteur lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around coadjuteur (IPA \kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,656 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for coadjuteur, with forms such as "caodjuteur", "ccoadjuteur", and "coaddjuteur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "coauteur", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coadjuteur, spelled C-O-A-D-J-U-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui est adjoint à un prélat de l’Église catholique romaine, pour l’aider à remplir ses fonctions, et qui est ordinairement destiné à lui succéder après sa mort.
  2. 2
    Moine ou nonne qui assiste un abbé, une abbesse.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caodjuteur
  • ccoadjuteur
  • coaddjuteur
  • coadjjuteur
  • coadjtueur
  • coadjuetur
  • coadjuteru
  • coadjuteurr
  • coadjutteur
  • coadjutuer
  • coadujteur
  • coajduteur
  • codajuteur
  • ocadjuteur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coadjuteur - 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.

caodjuteur2ccoadjuteur1coaddjuteur1coadjjuteur1coadjtueur2coadjuetur2coadjuteru2coadjuteurr1
Edit distance from "coadjuteur"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coadjuteur"?
"coadjuteur" is spelled C-O-A-D-J-U-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\.
What does "coadjuteur" mean?
As a noun, "coadjuteur" means: Celui qui est adjoint à un prélat de l’Église catholique romaine, pour l’aider à remplir ses fonctions, et qui est ordinairement destiné à lui succéder après sa mort.
What words are commonly confused with "coadjuteur"?
"coadjuteur" is commonly confused with "coauteur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coadjuteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coadjuteur" is \kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coadjuteur" come from?
"coadjuteur" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “coadjuteur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-A-D-J-U-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.ad.ʒy.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “coauteur” - see the side-by-side comparison. coadjuteur vs coauteur
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list