Ordination

[ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ordination” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,718. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,718
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - religiöses Ritual, in der ein Gläubiger zu einem geistlichen Amt (zum Beispiel Priester oder Rabbiner) gesegnet und beauftragt wird (meist durch Handauflegung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordination · Ordination · German

Ordination · rank #42,718 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,718
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Oberschlesien

Nearest frequency peer: Oberschlesien (-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 „Ordination“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ordination
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrdination
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,718
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ordination“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ordinationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Oberschlesien“ (#42,717), „oriental“ (#42,719), „Oberrhein“ (#42,716). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ordination“ bei #42,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ordination (IPA [ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,718 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ordination, with forms such as "odrination", "orddination", and "ordiantion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ordination, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    religiöses Ritual, in der ein Gläubiger zu einem geistlichen Amt (zum Beispiel Priester oder Rabbiner) gesegnet und beauftragt wird (meist durch Handauflegung)
  2. 2
    ärztliche Verordnung
  3. 3
    Arztpraxis; Untersuchungs- und Behandlungszimmer eines Arztes
  4. 4
    Sprechstunde eines Arztes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Praxis der Ordination ist in den einzelnen evangelischen Landeskirchen der EKD und Bekenntnistraditionen unterschiedlich.“
  2. „Ordination (lat: Anordnung) wird im Judentum und im Neuen Testament (1. Timotheus 4,14; 2. Timotheus 1,6) die Amtseinführung von Rabbinern bzw. Gemeindeleitern unter Handauflegung genannt. In der evangelischen Kirche bedeutet Ordination die Berufung, Segnung und Sendung zum Dienst der öffentlichen Wortverkündigung und Sakramentsverwaltung.“

Synonyms

OrdinierungWeihePraxisVerordnungArztpraxisPraxiszeitenSprechstunde

This word in other languages

ordination(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrination
  • orddination
  • ordiantion
  • ordinaiton
  • ordinatino
  • ordinationn
  • ordinatoin
  • ordinattion
  • ordinnation
  • ordintaion
  • ordniation
  • oridnation
  • orrdination
  • rodination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ordination - 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.

odrination2orddination1ordiantion2ordinaiton2ordinatino2ordinationn1ordinatoin2ordinattion1
Edit distance from "Ordination"

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 "Ordination"?
"Ordination" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Ordination" mean?
As a noun, "Ordination" means: religiöses Ritual, in der ein Gläubiger zu einem geistlichen Amt (zum Beispiel Priester oder Rabbiner) gesegnet und beauftragt wird (meist durch Handauflegung)
What are common misspellings of "Ordination"?
Common misspellings include "odrination", "orddination", "ordiantion", "ordinaiton", "ordinatino". The correct spelling is "Ordination".
How do you pronounce "Ordination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ordination" is [ɔʁdinaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ordination" come from?
"Ordination" 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 "Ordination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list