Ordnungsgeld
[ˈɔʁdnʊŋsˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Ordnungsgeld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gerichtlich angeordnete Sanktion, durch die jemand zur Zahlung einer Geldleistung verpflichtet wird
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Index DE-ordnungsgeld · Ordnungsgeld · German
Ordnungsgeld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Ordnungsgeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɔʁdnʊŋsˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ordnungsgeld” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ordnungsgeld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁdnʊŋsˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerichtlich angeordnete Sanktion, durch die jemand zur Zahlung einer Geldleistung verpflichtet wird".
Ordnungsgeld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ordnungsgeld, spelled O-R-D-N-U-N-G-S-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1gerichtlich angeordnete Sanktion, durch die jemand zur Zahlung einer Geldleistung verpflichtet wird
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.