Which to use
“subordonnée” is a noun and “subordonnés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,382
- “subordonnée” frequency rank
- #28,763
- “subordonnés” frequency rank
- 59145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subordonnée | subordonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proposition subordonnée : proposition dont la syntaxe dépend d’une proposition antécédente. | Masculin pluriel de subordonné. |
Same sound, different letters: subordonnée vs subordonnés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. subordonnée (CVCVCCVCCVV) and subordonnés (CVCVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - subordonnée / subordonnés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: subordonnée and subordonnés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.bɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “subordonnée” becomes s in “subordonnés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subordonnée is recorded at frequency rank #30,382, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.bɔʁ.dɔ.ne\. subordonnés is at rank #28,763, tagged as anadj, 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 59145, this pair ranks #104,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subordonnée vs subordonnés
Shared letters: bdnorsué. Private to "subordonnée": e. Private to "subordonnés": -.
"subordonnée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVV · "subordonnés" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subordonnée" for "subordonnés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "subordonnée" or "subordonnés" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "subordonnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subordonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subordonnée" and "subordonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subordonné vs subordonnée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.