Which to use
“coordonnées” is a noun and “coordonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,486
- “coordonnées” frequency rank
- #35,446
- “coordonnés” frequency rank
- 41932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coordonnées | coordonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Les abscisses et des ordonnées d’un point, considérées ensemble, et relativement les unes aux autres. | Masculin pluriel de coordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: coordonnées vs coordonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. coordonnées runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVVC) against coordonnés's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - coordonnées and coordonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: coordonnées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coordonnées is recorded at frequency rank #6,486, 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 41932, this pair ranks #229,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coordonnées vs coordonnés
Shared letters: cdnorsé. Private to "coordonnées": e. Private to "coordonnés": -.
"coordonnées" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVVC · "coordonnés" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coordonnées" for "coordonnés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coordonnées" or "coordonnés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "coordonnées" / "coordonnés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "coordonnées" 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 #229,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coordonnées" and "coordonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coordonnés vs couronnés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.