ordentlich
[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]
The verdict
“ordentlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,850 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,850
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufgeräumt und geordnet
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ordentlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ordentlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ordentlich is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,850 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordentlich, with forms such as "odrentlich", "orddentlich", and "ordenltich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ordentliche", "ordentlichen", "ordentliches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ordentlich, spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1aufgeräumt und geordnet
- 2positiv den Erwartungen entsprechend, anständig
- 3sehr viel
- 4ordnungsliebend
- 5innerhalb einer verfassten Ordnung liegend
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: odrentlich,orddentlich,ordenltich,ordenntlich,ordentilch,ordentlcih,ordentlicch,ordentlichh,ordentlihc,ordentllich,ordenttlich,ordetnlich,ordnetlich,oredntlich,orrdentlich,rodentlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ordentlich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ordentlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ordentliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. ordentlich vs ordentliche
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.