Which to use
“coordonnée” is a noun and “coordonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,165
- “coordonnée” frequency rank
- #35,446
- “coordonnés” frequency rank
- 59611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coordonnée | coordonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donnée sur la position, sur l’endroit ou la façon de trouver. | Masculin pluriel de coordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: coordonnée vs coordonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. coordonnée (CVVCCVCCVV) and coordonnés (CVVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - coordonnée and coordonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coordonnée and coordonnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “coordonnée” becomes s in “coordonnés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59611, 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\. coordonnés is at rank #35,446, tagged as anadj, 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 59611, this pair ranks #102,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coordonnée vs coordonnés
Shared letters: cdnoré. Private to "coordonnée": e. Private to "coordonnés": s.
"coordonnée" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVV · "coordonnés" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coordonnée" and "coordonnés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coordonnée" vs "coordonnés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "coordonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coordonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coordonnée" and "coordonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coordonnés vs couronnés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.