ordern

[ˈɔʁdɐn]

/[ˈɔʁdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ordern” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,714
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Auftrag (eine Order) erteilen; etwas bestellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordern · ordern · German

ordern · rank #37,714 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,714
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH orang

Nearest frequency peer: orang (-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 „ordern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ordern“ 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).

ordern vs Orten
50% similar
ordern vs ordre
67% similar
ordern vs Ostern
50% similar

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

Key facts for ordern
PropertyValue
Headwordordern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔʁdɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,714
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ordern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ordernliegt 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: „orang“ (#37,713), „Ordnungen“ (#37,715), „Opferrolle“ (#37,712). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ordern“ bei #37,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ordern (IPA [ˈɔʁdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,714 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einen Auftrag (eine Order) erteilen; etwas bestellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordern, with forms such as "odrern", "orddern", and "ordernn". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Orten", "ordre", "Ostern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ordern, spelled O-R-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Auftrag (eine Order) erteilen; etwas bestellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ordern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich orderte ein Bier.
  2. Die ostdeutschen Einzelhändler orderten zur Zeit nur ungern im voraus, hat er festgestellt.

Synonyms

bestellen

Antonyms

abbestellenstornieren

This word in other languages

order(English)ordenar(Español)commander(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrern
  • orddern
  • ordernn
  • orderrn
  • ordren
  • oredrn
  • orrdern
  • rodern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ordern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

odrern2orddern1ordernn1orderrn1ordren2oredrn2orrdern1rodern2
Edit distance from "ordern"

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 "ordern"?
"ordern" is spelled O-R-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdɐn].
What does "ordern" mean?
As a verb, "ordern" means: einen Auftrag (eine Order) erteilen; etwas bestellen
What words are commonly confused with "ordern"?
"ordern" is commonly confused with "Orten", "ordre", "Ostern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ordern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordern" is [ˈɔʁdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordern" come from?
"ordern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oculus#37,709Nüssen#37,707shared#37,777Stativ#37,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Luchs8 variantsKölns8 variantstemps8 variantsKiesel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list