ordentlicher

[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]

/[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“ordentlicher” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,793
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordentlicher · ordentlicher · German

ordentlicher · rank #16,793 · 19 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,793
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Obergrenze

Nearest frequency peer: Obergrenze (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ordentlicher“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ordentlicher“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ordentlicher vs ordentliches
92% similar
ordentlicher vs ordentlich
83% similar
ordentlicher vs ordentliche
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ordentlicher
PropertyValue
Headwordordentlicher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,793
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ordentlicher“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ordentlicherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Obergrenze“ (#16,792), „Organisatoren“ (#16,794), „Notebook“ (#16,790). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ordentlicher“ bei #16,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around ordentlicher (IPA [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,793 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordentlicher, with forms such as "odrentlicher", "orddentlicher", and "ordenlticher". 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, "ordentliches", "ordentlich", "ordentliche", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ordentlicher, spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrentlicher
  • orddentlicher
  • ordenlticher
  • ordenntlicher
  • ordentilcher
  • ordentlciher
  • ordentliccher
  • ordentlicehr
  • ordentlicherr
  • ordentlichher
  • ordentlichre
  • ordentlihcer
  • ordentllicher
  • ordenttlicher
  • ordetnlicher
  • ordnetlicher
  • oredntlicher
  • orrdentlicher
  • rodentlicher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ordentlicher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

odrentlicher2orddentlicher1ordenlticher2ordenntlicher1ordentilcher2ordentlciher2ordentliccher1ordentlicehr2
Edit distance from "ordentlicher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordentlicher"?
"ordentlicher" is spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ].
What does "ordentlicher" mean?
As an adjective, "ordentlicher" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordentlich
What words are commonly confused with "ordentlicher"?
"ordentlicher" is commonly confused with "ordentliches", "ordentlich", "ordentliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ordentlicher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordentlicher" is [ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪçɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordentlicher" come from?
"ordentlicher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ordentlicher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Niederbayern#16,789Kinderzimmer#16,752Stoffwechsel#16,839strukturiert#16,843

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Organisatoren19 variantsNationalisten19 variantswestdeutsche19 variantsangeschlagen19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list