Which to use
“order” is a verb and “ordres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,713
- “order” frequency rank
- #2,048
- “ordres” frequency rank
- 23761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | order | ordres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de ordern. | Pluriel de ordre. |
Where the eye mixes order and ordres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: order vs ordres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: order is \ˈɔʁdɐ\ while ordres is \ɔʁdʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
order is recorded at frequency rank #21,713, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈɔʁdɐ\. ordres is at rank #2,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁdʁ\.
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 23761, this pair ranks #350,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of order vs ordres
Shared letters: deor. Private to "order": -. Private to "ordres": s.
"order" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ordres" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "order" and "ordres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "order" or "ordres" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "order" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "order" and "ordres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "order vs ordo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #350,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.