ordentlich

/[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,850

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

ordentlich is anGermanadj. It means: aufgeräumt und geordnet Pronounced [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]. It ranks #2,850 in German word frequency. Often confused with ordentliche and ordentlichen.

Key facts for ordentlich
PropertyValue
Headwordordentlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,850
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ordentlich in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ordentlich is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for ordentlich, with forms such as "odrentlich", "orddentlich", and "ordenltich". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ordentliche", "ordentlichen", "ordentliches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ordentlich, spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufgeräumt und geordnet
  2. 2
    positiv den Erwartungen entsprechend, anständig
  3. 3
    sehr viel
  4. 4
    ordnungsliebend
  5. 5
    innerhalb einer verfassten Ordnung liegend

Antonyms

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ordentlich

Misspelling Variants of "ordentlich"

odrentlich10orddentlich11ordenltich10ordenntlich11ordentilch10ordentlcih10ordentlicch11ordentlichh11
Misspelling Variants of "ordentlich"

Frequency rank: #2,850 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordentlich"?
"ordentlich" is spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç].
What does "ordentlich" mean?
As an adj, "ordentlich" means: aufgeräumt und geordnet
What words are commonly confused with "ordentlich"?
"ordentlich" is commonly confused with "ordentliche", "ordentlichen", "ordentliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ordentlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordentlich" is [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordentlich" come from?
"ordentlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.