Which to use
“ordonna” is a verb and “ordonné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,099
- “ordonna” frequency rank
- #5,481
- “ordonné” frequency rank
- 26580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonna | ordonné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de ordonner. | Qui est dans un ordre donné. |
Where the eye mixes ordonna and ordonné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ordonna and ordonné follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ordonna and ordonné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ordonna is \ɔʁ.dɔ.na\ while ordonné is \ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ordonna” becomes é in “ordonné”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordonna is recorded at frequency rank #21,099, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔʁ.dɔ.na\. ordonné is at rank #5,481, tagged as anadj, pronounced \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 26580, this pair ranks #334,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordonna vs ordonné
Shared letters: dnor. Private to "ordonna": a. Private to "ordonné": é.
"ordonna" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ordonné" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordonna ← odronna · orddonna · ordnona · ordona · ordonan · orodnna · orrdonna · rodonna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordonna" and "ordonné" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ordonna" or "ordonné"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonna" and "ordonné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordonna vs ordonnés". 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 #334,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.