Kleiderordnung

[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]

/[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kleiderordnung” is uncommon German (frequency #53,825 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,825
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorschrift, welche Kleidung bei einem bestimmten Anlass getragen werden muss

Key facts for Kleiderordnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordKleiderordnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#53,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kleiderordnung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Kleiderordnung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kleiderordnung is uncommon German at frequency #53,825 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorschrift, welche Kleidung bei einem bestimmten Anlass getragen werden muss".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kleiderordnung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Kleiderordnung, spelled K-L-E-I-D-E-R-O-R-D-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorschrift, welche Kleidung bei einem bestimmten Anlass getragen werden muss

Synonyms

BekleidungsvorschriftDresscodeKleidervorschriftTenuevorschriftTenüvorschrift

This word in other languages

dress code(English)

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 "Kleiderordnung"?
"Kleiderordnung" is spelled K-L-E-I-D-E-R-O-R-D-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ].
What does "Kleiderordnung" mean?
As a noun, "Kleiderordnung" means: Vorschrift, welche Kleidung bei einem bestimmten Anlass getragen werden muss
How do you pronounce "Kleiderordnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kleiderordnung" is [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kleiderordnung" come from?
"Kleiderordnung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Kleiderordnung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-I-D-E-R-O-R-D-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈklaɪ̯dɐˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list