disorder

[dɪˈsɔːdəʳ]

/[dɪˈsɔːdəʳ]/ noun

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The verdict

“disorder” is uncommon German (frequency #80,250 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,250
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Abwesenheit von Ordnung; die Unordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-disorder · disorder · German

disorder · rank #80,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,250
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diligence

Nearest frequency peer: diligence (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „disorder“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „disorder“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disorder
PropertyValue
Headworddisorder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪˈsɔːdəʳ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „disorder“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).disorderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „diligence“ (#80,249), „doller“ (#80,252), „Doppelbelastung“ (#80,254). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „disorder“ bei #80,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disorder is uncommon German at frequency #80,250 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪˈsɔːdəʳ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disorder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is disorder, spelled D-I-S-O-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Abwesenheit von Ordnung; die Unordnung
  2. 2
    Verletzung der öffentlichen Ordnung; der Aufruhr, die Unruhe
  3. 3
    erhebliche Abweichung der Funktion eines oder mehrerer Organe vom Normalzustand; die Störung, die Funktionsstörung

Synonyms

disarraymessriotturmoil

Antonyms

order

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disorder"?
"disorder" is spelled D-I-S-O-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈsɔːdəʳ].
What does "disorder" mean?
As a noun, "disorder" means: die Abwesenheit von Ordnung; die Unordnung
How do you pronounce "disorder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disorder" is [dɪˈsɔːdəʳ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disorder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disorder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list