coordonnéevscoordonnésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: coordonnée is a noun, coordonnés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set coordonnée and coordonnés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
coordonnée
10 ch
coordonnés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

coordonnée#24,165
coordonnés#35,446

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coordonnée" and "coordonnés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "coordonnée" is a noun and "coordonnés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "coordonnée" or "coordonnés"?
"coordonnée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,165 in our French list, against #35,446 for "coordonnés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering coordonnée vs coordonnés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “coordonnée”; for an adjective, it's “coordonnés”.
  • 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