Ordensschwester
German, noun[ˈɔʁdn̩sˌʃvɛstɐ]
Ordensschwester is spelled O-R-D-E-N-S-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordensschwester is a German feminine noun meaning “nun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, die einem Frauenorden beigetreten ist”.
What does Ordensschwester mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenun
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, die einem Frauenorden beigetreten ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ordensschwester
- Ordensschwestern plural
- Ordensbruder masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ordensschwester?
- [ˈɔʁdn̩sˌʃvɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ordensschwester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ordensschwester in German?
Ordensschwester appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).