coordonnéevscoordonnéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“coordonnée” and “coordonnées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,165
“coordonnée” frequency rank
#6,486
“coordonnées” frequency rank
30651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coordonnée coordonnées
Definition Donnée sur la position, sur l’endroit ou la façon de trouver. Les abscisses et des ordonnées d’un point, considérées ensemble, et relativement les unes aux autres.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set coordonnée and coordonnées apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
coordonnée
11 ch
coordonnées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. coordonnée and coordonnées are pronounced identically (\kɔ.ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “coordonnée” sits inside “coordonnées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coordonnée is recorded at frequency rank #24,165, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. coordonnées is at rank #6,486, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 30651, this pair ranks #308,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coordonnée vs coordonnées

Shared letters: cdenoré. Private to "coordonnée": -. Private to "coordonnées": s.

"coordonnée" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVV  ·  "coordonnées" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

coordonnée#24,165
coordonnées#6,486

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coordonnée" and "coordonnées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ.ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "coordonnée" or "coordonnées"?
"coordonnées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,486 in our French list, against #24,165 for "coordonnée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering coordonnée vs coordonnées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “coordonnée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list