Ordensschwester
[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌʃvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Ordensschwester” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die einem Frauenorden beigetreten ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-ordensschwester · Ordensschwester · German
Ordensschwester · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | Ordensschwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌʃvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ordensschwester“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ordensschwester is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌʃvɛstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die einem Frauenorden beigetreten ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Ordensschwester in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ordensschwester, spelled O-R-D-E-N-S-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die einem Frauenorden beigetreten ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ordensschwester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es handelt sich um eine katholische Kirche, die den Ordensschwestern, Krankenhaus-, Alters- und Wohnheimpatienten zur Verfügung steht.“
„Seit 150 Jahren helfen Ordensschwestern in der Isarvorstadt Armen, Kindern und jungen Frauen.“
Synonyms
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.