Which to use
“ordonnées” and “ordonnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,516
- “ordonnées” frequency rank
- #39,918
- “ordonnés” frequency rank
- 76434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonnées | ordonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ordonné. | Masculin pluriel de ordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: ordonnées vs ordonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. ordonnées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against ordonnés's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - ordonnées and ordonnés
This is the hard kind. ordonnées and ordonnés are pronounced identically (\ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\) and both work as anadjective. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76434, 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\. ordonnés is at rank #39,918, 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 76434, this pair ranks #31,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ordonnées vs ordonnés
Shared letters: dnorsé. Private to "ordonnées": e. Private to "ordonnés": -.
"ordonnées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "ordonnés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ordonnées" and "ordonnés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ordonnées" vs "ordonnés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ordonnées" / "ordonnés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonnées" and "ordonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordonnent vs ordonnés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.