Which to use
“subordonné” is an adjective and “subordonnée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,990
- “subordonné” frequency rank
- #30,382
- “subordonnée” frequency rank
- 60372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subordonné | subordonnée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dépend d’un autre. | Proposition subordonnée : proposition dont la syntaxe dépend d’une proposition antécédente. |
Same sound, different letters: subordonné vs subordonnée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. subordonné runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against subordonnée's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - subordonné and subordonnée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: subordonné and subordonnée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.bɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “subordonné” sits inside “subordonnée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subordonné is recorded at frequency rank #29,990, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.bɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. subordonnée is at rank #30,382, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.bɔʁ.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 60372, this pair ranks #97,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subordonné vs subordonnée
Shared letters: bdnorsué. Private to "subordonné": -. Private to "subordonnée": e.
"subordonné" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "subordonnée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subordonné" and "subordonnée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
"subordonné" and "subordonnée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "subordonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subordonnée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subordonné" and "subordonnée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subordonnée vs subordonnés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.