Which to use
“ordonné” is an adjective and “ordonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,481
- “ordonné” frequency rank
- #15,702
- “ordonner” frequency rank
- 21183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonné | ordonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est dans un ordre donné. | Disposer suivant un certain ordre. |
Same sound, different letters: ordonné vs ordonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. ordonné runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against ordonner's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - ordonné and ordonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ordonné and ordonner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 21183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordonné is recorded at frequency rank #5,481, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. ordonner is at rank #15,702, tagged as averb, 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 21183, this pair ranks #364,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordonné vs ordonner
Shared letters: dnor. Private to "ordonné": é. Private to "ordonner": e.
"ordonné" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ordonner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordonner ← odronner · orddonner · ordnoner · ordonenr · ordoner · ordonnerr · ordonnre · orodnner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordonné" and "ordonner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ordonné" or "ordonner" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonné" and "ordonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordonnent vs ordonner". 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 #364,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.