Ordensname
[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌnaːmə]
The verdict
“Ordensname” 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) - Name eines Ordens
Corpus desk
Index DE-ordensname · Ordensname · German
Ordensname · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ordensname |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌnaːmə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ordensname“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ordensname is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌnaːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Ordensname in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ordensname, spelled O-R-D-E-N-S-N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1Name eines Ordens
- 2Name, den eine Person annimmt, wenn sie in einen Orden eintritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ordensname appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mein Cousin Hermann, den ich als Jugendlicher nur einmal in meinem Leben gesehen hatte, war Mönch in einem rheinischen Kloster geworden und hatte den Ordensnamen Eusebius angenommen.“
„Auch die Ordens- und Klosternamen, die in einem formellen Namensgebungsakt Ordensschwestern, Nonnen oder Mönchen verliehen und von diesem Augenblick an auch in der Öffentlichkeit gebraucht werden, sind im Grunde zu den Pseudonymen zu stellen (…).“
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.