coefficient

\ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\

/\ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“coefficient” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,534
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Efficient, qui produit un effet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coefficient · coefficient · French

coefficient · rank #12,534 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,534
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH class

Nearest frequency peer: class (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « coefficient »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « coefficient » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

coefficient vs coefficients
92% similar

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

Key facts for coefficient
PropertyValue
Headwordcoefficient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,534
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coefficient »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.coefficientse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « class » (#12,533), « circulent » (#12,532), « compliments » (#12,536). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coefficient » est au #12,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around coefficient (IPA \ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,534 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Efficient, qui produit un effet.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for coefficient, with forms such as "ccoefficient", "ceofficient", and "coeffciient". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "coefficients", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coefficient, spelled C-O-E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Efficient, qui produit un effet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il est, à certaines époques, des noms, des institutions, des pouvoirs à qui l’on prête tous les malheurs, à qui l’on dénie leurs talents, et qui servent de raison coefficiente aux sots.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoefficient
  • ceofficient
  • coeffciient
  • coefficcient
  • coefficeint
  • coefficiennt
  • coefficientt
  • coefficietn
  • coefficinet
  • coeffiicent
  • coeficient
  • coefifcient
  • cofeficient
  • ocefficient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coefficient - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoefficient1ceofficient2coeffciient2coefficcient1coefficeint2coefficiennt1coefficientt1coefficietn2
Edit distance from "coefficient"

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 "coefficient"?
"coefficient" is spelled C-O-E-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\.
What does "coefficient" mean?
As an adjective, "coefficient" means: Efficient, qui produit un effet.
What words are commonly confused with "coefficient"?
"coefficient" is commonly confused with "coefficients". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coefficient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coefficient" is \ko.e.fi.sjɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coefficient" come from?
"coefficient" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list