Which to use
“ordonner” is a verb and “ordonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,702
- “ordonner” frequency rank
- #39,918
- “ordonnés” frequency rank
- 55620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordonner | ordonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposer suivant un certain ordre. | Masculin pluriel de ordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: ordonner vs ordonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - ordonner / ordonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ordonner and ordonnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordonner is recorded at frequency rank #15,702, classified as averb, 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 55620, this pair ranks #126,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ordonner vs ordonnés
Shared letters: dnor. Private to "ordonner": e. Private to "ordonnés": sé.
"ordonner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ordonnés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordonner ← odronner · orddonner · ordnoner · ordonenr · ordoner · ordonnerr · ordonnre · orodnner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordonner" and "ordonnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ordonner" or "ordonnés"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordonner" 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 #126,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordonner" and "ordonnés" 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 #126,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.