Ordner

[ˈɔʁdnɐ]

/[ˈɔʁdnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ordner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,786
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großer, robuster Umschlag, in den man Blätter (meist Dokumente) einheftet

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordner · Ordner · German

Ordner · rank #9,786 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,786
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Optik

Nearest frequency peer: Optik (-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 „Ordner“

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

corpus weight

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

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).

Ordner vs ordre
50% similar
Ordner vs ordnet
67% similar
Ordner vs ordnete
57% similar

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

Key facts for Ordner
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrdner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁdnɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,786
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ordner“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ordnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Optik“ (#9,785), „other“ (#9,787), „nimmer“ (#9,784). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ordner“ bei #9,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Ordner (IPA [ˈɔʁdnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,786 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ordner, with forms such as "odrner", "orddner", and "ordenr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ordre", "ordnet", "ordnete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ordner, spelled O-R-D-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein großer, robuster Umschlag, in den man Blätter (meist Dokumente) einheftet
  2. 2
    ein Ablagefach in einem Speichermedium, in dem Dateien, Dokumente und Unterordner abgelegt werden können. Ordner sind in eine Verzeichnisstruktur eingebettet
  3. 3
    ordnende Person bei Massenveranstaltungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe den Ordner gefunden, den ich mit "Telefonrechnungen" beschriftet habe.
  2. „Gegen 16:00 Uhr legte er den Ordner in den Schrank zurück und registrierte erstmals beim Gang zum Stahlschrank die offensichtlich schlechte Luft in diesem riesigen Raum.“

Synonyms

AktenordnerPappordnerDateiordnerVerzeichnis

This word in other languages

folder(English)archivador(Español)classeur(Français)arquivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrner
  • orddner
  • ordenr
  • ordnerr
  • ordnner
  • ordnre
  • ornder
  • orrdner
  • rodner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

odrner2orddner1ordenr2ordnerr1ordnner1ordnre2ornder2orrdner1
Edit distance from "Ordner"

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 "Ordner"?
"Ordner" is spelled O-R-D-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdnɐ].
What does "Ordner" mean?
As a noun, "Ordner" means: ein großer, robuster Umschlag, in den man Blätter (meist Dokumente) einheftet
What words are commonly confused with "Ordner"?
"Ordner" is commonly confused with "ordre", "ordnet", "ordnete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ordner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ordner" is [ˈɔʁdnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ordner" come from?
"Ordner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nimmer#9,784Minden#9,776Router#9,799marina#9,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Krüger9 variantsSünden9 variantsVanessa9 variantsHimmels9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list