Orden

/[ˈɔʁdn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,700

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Orden is aGermannoun. It means: (klösterliche) Gemeinschaft, die unter einem Oberen oder einer Oberin nach bestimmten Regeln lebt und deren Mitglieder bestimmte Gelübde abgelegt haben müssen Pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩]. It ranks #6,700 in German word frequency. Often confused with Orte and Owen.

Key facts for Orden
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁdn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,700
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Orden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Orden is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔʁdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,700 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for Orden, with forms such as "odren", "ordden", and "ordenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Orte", "Owen", "Osten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Orden, spelled O-R-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (klösterliche) Gemeinschaft, die unter einem Oberen oder einer Oberin nach bestimmten Regeln lebt und deren Mitglieder bestimmte Gelübde abgelegt haben müssen
  2. 2
    weltlicher Verband, dessen Mitglieder nach bestimmten Vorschriften leben
  3. 3
    Kurzform für Ritterorden (geistlich und weltlich)
  4. 4
    Ehrenzeichen als Auszeichnung für besondere Verdienste und Leistungen zum Beispiel im militärischen, wissenschaftlichen, künstlerischen oder sozialen Bereich, das häufig vom Staat einer Einzelperson oder einer Gruppe von Personen verliehen wird
  5. 5
    Reihenfolge, Ordnung
  6. 6
    gewohnte Art und Weise, Brauch
  7. 7
    Anordnung, Befehl, Gesetz
  8. 8
    verbindliche Regel, unter der eine Gemeinschaft von Menschen lebt (zum Beispiel Mönche, Nonnen oder Ritter)
  9. 9
    im 13. und 14. Jahrhundert nach dem Vorbild der Ritterorden^([3]) und geistlichen Orden^([1]) entstandene Gesellschaften und Vereine, die verschiedene Zwecke verfolgten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: odren,ordden,ordenn,oredn,orrden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Orden

Misspelling Variants of "Orden"

odren5ordden6ordenn6oredn5orrden6
Misspelling Variants of "Orden"

Frequency rank: #6,700 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Orden"?
"Orden" is spelled O-R-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdn̩].
What does "Orden" mean?
As a noun, "Orden" means: (klösterliche) Gemeinschaft, die unter einem Oberen oder einer Oberin nach bestimmten Regeln lebt und deren Mitglieder bestimmte Gelübde abgelegt haben müssen
What words are commonly confused with "Orden"?
"Orden" is commonly confused with "Orte", "Owen", "Osten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Orden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orden" is [ˈɔʁdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orden" come from?
"Orden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.