Which to use
“ordonnées” is an adjective and “ordonner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,516
- “ordonnées” frequency rank
- #15,702
- “ordonner” frequency rank
- 52218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonnées | ordonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ordonné. | Disposer suivant un certain ordre. |
Same sound, different letters: ordonnées vs ordonner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. ordonnées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against ordonner's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - ordonnées / ordonner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ordonnées 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 52218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordonnées is recorded at frequency rank #36,516, 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 52218, this pair ranks #149,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ordonnées vs ordonner
Shared letters: denor. Private to "ordonnées": sé. Private to "ordonner": -.
"ordonnées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "ordonner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordonner ← odronner · orddonner · ordnoner · ordonenr · ordoner · ordonnerr · ordonnre · orodnner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ordonnées" and "ordonner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ordonnées" or "ordonner"?
After this comparison
"ordonnées" and "ordonner" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonnées" 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 #149,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonnées" and "ordonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordonnées vs ordonnent". 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 #149,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.