incoordination

\ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“incoordination” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de coordination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incoordination · incoordination · French

incoordination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for incoordination
PropertyValue
Headwordincoordination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « incoordination » en français

incoordinationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incoordination is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manque de coordination.".

incoordination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 incoordination, spelled I-N-C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manque de coordination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La route reliant Bastogne au quartier général du 8ᵉ Corps, par Sibret, fut en effet coupée, au cours de la nuit du mercredi, à la suite des confusions que l’incoordination des ordres rendait presque inévitable : la route resta non gardée pendant la nuit.
  2. On dit qu’il souffre d’ incoordination lorsqu’il ne peut pas contrôler correctement ses mouvements : il marche souvent en rond et tombe.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incoordination"?
"incoordination" is spelled I-N-C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "incoordination" mean?
As a noun, "incoordination" means: Manque de coordination.
How do you pronounce "incoordination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incoordination" is \ɛ̃.kɔ.ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incoordination" come from?
"incoordination" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list