ordne

[ˈɔʁdnə]

/[ˈɔʁdnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ordne” sits in 19 confusable pairs (corpus #46,893) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#46,893
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordne · ordne · German

ordne · rank #46,893 · 4 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,893
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Orangerie

Nearest frequency peer: Orangerie (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „ordne“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „ordne“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

ordne vs Orte
40% similar
ordne vs orgie
60% similar
ordne vs ordre
80% similar

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

Key facts for ordne
PropertyValue
Headwordordne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔʁdnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,893
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „ordne“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ordneliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Orangerie“ (#46,892), „Opportunismus“ (#46,891), „Ortsgemeinde“ (#46,895). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ordne“ bei #46,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ordne is neighbouring look-alikes ("Orte", "orgie", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈɔʁdnə]. Frequency #46,893 among 1,007 “O” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordne, with forms such as "odrne", "orddne", and "ornde". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Orte", "orgie", "ordre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ordne, spelled O-R-D-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrne
  • orddne
  • ornde
  • orrdne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

odrne2orddne1ornde2orrdne1
Edit distance from "ordne"

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 "ordne"?
"ordne" is spelled O-R-D-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdnə].
What does "ordne" mean?
As a verb, "ordne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordnen
What words are commonly confused with "ordne"?
"ordne" is commonly confused with "Orte", "orgie", "ordre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ordne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordne" is [ˈɔʁdnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordne" come from?
"ordne" 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 "ordne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peaks#46,906Lübke#46,823lädst#46,821Logis#46,816

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list