Which to use
“ordonnent” and “ordonner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,770
- “ordonnent” frequency rank
- #15,702
- “ordonner” frequency rank
- 61472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonnent | ordonner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ordonner. | Disposer suivant un certain ordre. |
Where the eye mixes ordonnent and ordonner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ordonnent and ordonner
A purely visual mix-up. ordonnent (\ɔʁ.dɔn\) and ordonner (\ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordonnent is recorded at frequency rank #45,770, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔʁ.dɔn\. 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 61472, this pair ranks #92,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ordonnent vs ordonner
Shared letters: denor. Private to "ordonnent": t. Private to "ordonner": -.
"ordonnent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "ordonner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ordonnent" for "ordonner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ordonnent" vs "ordonner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonnent" 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 #92,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonnent" and "ordonner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordonnent 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 #92,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.