ordinieren
[ɔʁdiˈniːʁən]
The verdict
“ordinieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in ein Amt aufnehmen/einsetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ordinieren · ordinieren · German
ordinieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ordinieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɔʁdiˈniːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ordinieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ordinieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɔʁdiˈniːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ordinieren in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ordinieren, spelled O-R-D-I-N-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1in ein Amt aufnehmen/einsetzen
- 2als Arzt eine Sprechstunde abhalten oder eine Arznei verschreiben
- 3eine Entscheidung fällen, etwas bestimmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ordinieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man plante, ihn zum Pastor zu ordinieren, um auch in dieser etwas abgelegenen Provinz einen Geistlichen zu haben.
Der Apotheker grämt sich, denn es wird nicht mehr so viel ordiniert wie zuvor.
Antonyms
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.