Which to use
“ordentlich” and “ordentliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,850
- “ordentlich” frequency rank
- #14,645
- “ordentliches” frequency rank
- 17495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordentlich | ordentliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufgeräumt und geordnet | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich |
Where the eye mixes ordentlich and ordentliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ordentlich runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVCC) against ordentliches's 12 (VCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ordentlich with ordentliches
A purely visual mix-up. ordentlich ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]) and ordentliches ([ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ordentlich” sits inside “ordentliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordentlich is recorded at frequency rank #2,850, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]. ordentliches is at rank #14,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçəs].
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 17495, this pair ranks #1,926,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordentlich vs ordentliches
Shared letters: cdehilnort. Private to "ordentlich": -. Private to "ordentliches": s.
"ordentlich" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC · "ordentliches" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ordentlich ← odrentlich · orddentlich · ordenltich · ordenntlich · ordentilch · ordentlcih · ordentlicch · ordentlichh
- ordentliches ← odrentliches · orddentliches · ordenltiches · ordenntliches · ordentilches · ordentlcihes · ordentlicches · ordentlicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ordentlich" for "ordentliches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ordentlich" vs "ordentliches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ordentliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordentlich" and "ordentliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordentlicher vs ordentliches". 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 #1,926,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.