Ordinarius

[ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs]

/[ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ordinarius” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,624
frequency rank, German
14,908
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im katholischen Kirchenrecht ein Oberer mit ordentlicher Jurisdiktionsgewalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordinarius · Ordinarius · German

Ordinarius · rank #47,624 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,624
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 14,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH optimistische

Nearest frequency peer: optimistische (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Ordinarius”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Ordinarius” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Ordinarius
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrdinarius
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,624
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ordinarius” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ordinarius lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ordinarius (IPA [ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,624 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ordinarius, with forms such as "odrinarius", "orddinarius", and "ordianrius". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Ordinarius, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    im katholischen Kirchenrecht ein Oberer mit ordentlicher Jurisdiktionsgewalt
  2. 2
    ordentlicher Professor mit Sitz und Stimme in seiner Fakultät
  3. 3
    der Klassenlehrer an einer höheren Schule oder an einem Gymnasium

This word in other languages

ordinary(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrinarius
  • orddinarius
  • ordianrius
  • ordinairus
  • ordinarisu
  • ordinariuss
  • ordinarrius
  • ordinaruis
  • ordinnarius
  • ordinraius
  • ordniarius
  • oridnarius
  • orrdinarius
  • rodinarius

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ordinarius - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

odrinarius2orddinarius1ordianrius2ordinairus2ordinarisu2ordinariuss1ordinarrius1ordinaruis2
Edit distance from "Ordinarius"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ordinarius"?
"Ordinarius" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs].
What does "Ordinarius" mean?
As a noun, "Ordinarius" means: im katholischen Kirchenrecht ein Oberer mit ordentlicher Jurisdiktionsgewalt
What are common misspellings of "Ordinarius"?
Common misspellings include "odrinarius", "orddinarius", "ordianrius", "ordinairus", "ordinarisu". The correct spelling is "Ordinarius".
How do you pronounce "Ordinarius"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ordinarius" is [ɔʁdiˈnaːʁiʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ordinarius" come from?
"Ordinarius" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ostschweiz#47,632Palästinas#47,634navigieren#47,612Naturstein#47,610

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Ostberlin14 variantsnachhelfen14 variantsmitführen14 variantsmetallisch14 variants
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