ordinale

[ɔʁdiˈnaːlə]

/[ɔʁdiˈnaːlə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ordinale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal

Key facts for ordinale
PropertyValue
Headwordordinale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɔʁdiˈnaːlə]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ordinale” sits in German frequency

ordinale falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordinale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɔʁdiˈnaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ordinale, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ordinale, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordinale"?
"ordinale" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁdiˈnaːlə].
What does "ordinale" mean?
As an adjective, "ordinale" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ordinal
How do you pronounce "ordinale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordinale" is [ɔʁdiˈnaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordinale" come from?
"ordinale" 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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Using “ordinale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is O-R-D-I-N-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɔʁdiˈnaːlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list