Ordnung

[ˈɔʁdnʊŋ]

/[ˈɔʁdnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ordnung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,017
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym für Organisation

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordnung · Ordnung · German

Ordnung · rank #1,017 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,017
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mannschaft

Nearest frequency peer: Mannschaft (-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 „Ordnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ordnung“ 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).

Ordnung vs Ortung
71% similar
Ordnung vs Ordnungen
78% similar
Ordnung vs ordnen
57% similar

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

Key facts for Ordnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrdnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁdnʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,017
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ordnung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mannschaft“ (#1,016), „Paris“ (#1,018), „live“ (#1,015). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Ordnung“ bei #1,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Ordnung (IPA [ˈɔʁdnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,017 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ordnung, with forms such as "odrnung", "orddnung", and "ordnnug". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Ortung", "Ordnungen", "ordnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ordnung, spelled O-R-D-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym für Organisation
  2. 2
    Zusammenfassung mehrerer eng verwandter Familien, wobei eine oder mehrere Ordnungen eine Klasse bilden
  3. 3
    aufgeräumter, organisierter Zustand
  4. 4
    Relation auf einer Menge M, die reflexiv, transitiv und antisymmetrisch ist; eine Ordnungsrelation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein grundlegendes Gesetz der Thermodynamik besagt, dass die Gesamtentropie der Welt langsam, aber sicher steigt, die Ordnung nimmt ab - es wird immer langweiliger.“
  2. Die Nager sind eine Ordnung der Säugetiere.

Synonyms

WeltordnungOrganisationOrdo

Antonyms

EntropieChaosUnordnung

This word in other languages

order(English)orden(Español)ordre(Français)ordem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrnung
  • orddnung
  • ordnnug
  • ordnnung
  • ordnugn
  • ordnungg
  • ordnunng
  • ordunng
  • orndung
  • orrdnung
  • rodnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ordnung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

odrnung2orddnung1ordnnug2ordnnung1ordnugn2ordnungg1ordnunng1ordunng2
Edit distance from "Ordnung"

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 "Ordnung"?
"Ordnung" is spelled O-R-D-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdnʊŋ].
What does "Ordnung" mean?
As a noun, "Ordnung" means: Synonym für Organisation
What words are commonly confused with "Ordnung"?
"Ordnung" is commonly confused with "Ortung", "Ordnungen", "ordnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ordnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ordnung" is [ˈɔʁdnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ordnung" come from?
"Ordnung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Samstag#1,021Aufgabe#1,027gewählt#1,036Leipzig#1,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Schluss11 variantsähnlich11 variantskomplett11 variantsLändern11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list