Which to use
“ordi” and “ordis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,279
- “ordi” frequency rank
- #45,213
- “ordis” frequency rank
- 53492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordi | ordis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ordinateur. | Pluriel du mot ordi. |
Same sound, different letters: ordi vs ordis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. ordi runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ordis's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - ordi and ordis
This is the hard kind. ordi and ordis are pronounced identically (\ɔʁ.di\) 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) - “ordi” sits inside “ordis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordi is recorded at frequency rank #8,279, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.di\. ordis is at rank #45,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.di\.
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 53492, this pair ranks #140,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ordi vs ordis
Shared letters: dior. Private to "ordi": -. Private to "ordis": s.
"ordi" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ordis" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordi" and "ordis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ordi" vs "ordis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ordi" / "ordis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordi" and "ordis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordis 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 #140,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.