Ordensfrau

[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Ordensfrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die einem Orden angehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordensfrau · Ordensfrau · German

Ordensfrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Ordensfrau
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrdensfrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ordensfrau“ im Deutschen

Ordensfrauliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ordensfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einem Orden angehört".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ordensfrau, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ordensfrau, spelled O-R-D-E-N-S-F-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die einem Orden angehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ordensfrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Kapellen säumten den Weg zum Hauptaltar, Geistliche und Ordensfrauen machten sich daran zu schaffen, ordneten Sträuße, lasen Messen, beteten.“
  2. „Außerdem gab es nicht nur diese eine Ordensfrau.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ordensfrau"?
"Ordensfrau" is spelled O-R-D-E-N-S-F-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯].
What does "Ordensfrau" mean?
As a noun, "Ordensfrau" means: weibliche Person, die einem Orden angehört
How do you pronounce "Ordensfrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ordensfrau" is [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌfʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ordensfrau" come from?
"Ordensfrau" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list