ordentlich
German, adjective/ˈɔʁdəntlɪç/
ordentlich is spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written German, the 2,820th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordentlich is a German adjective meaning “tidy, orderly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “aufgeräumt und geordnet”.
What does ordentlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tidy, orderly
- 2
honest, decent
- 3
good, proper, big, large, considerable
Da ist ordentlich Profit drin.
- 4
colloquialderogatoryproper, big, large
Man muss schon ein ordentlicher Trottel sein, um auf so etwas hereinzufallen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aufgeräumt und geordnet 2. positiv den Erwartungen entsprechend, anständig 3. sehr viel 4. ordnungsliebend
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 ordentlich
- ordentlicher masculine nominative singular
- am ordentlichsten superlative
- ordentliche feminine nominative singular
- ordentliches neuter nominative singular
- ordentlichen genitive masculine singular
- ordentlichem dative masculine singular
- der ordentliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ordentliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ordentliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ordentlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ordentlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ordentlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ordentlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ordentlich?
- /ˈɔʁdəntlɪç/
- [ˈʔɔʁdn̩tlɪç]
- [ˈʔɔɐ̯dn̩tlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ordentlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ordentlich in German?
ordentlich appears 29 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).