ordo

[ˈɔʁdoː]

/[ˈɔʁdoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“ordo” is uncommon German (frequency #59,943 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,943
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reihe, Sitzreihe , Lage, Schicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-ordo · ordo · German

ordo · rank #59,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,943
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH opportunity

Nearest frequency peer: opportunity (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ordo“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ordo“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ordo
PropertyValue
Headwordordo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔʁdoː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ordo“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ordofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „opportunity“ (#59,942), „orr“ (#59,944), „omnia“ (#59,941). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „ordo“ bei #59,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordo is uncommon German at frequency #59,943 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɔʁdoː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for ordo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ordo, spelled O-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reihe, Sitzreihe , Lage, Schicht
  2. 2
    Glied, Zenturie, Abteilung, Abteilungsglied, Kompanie
  3. 3
    der Hauptmann selbst
  4. 4
    Stand, Klasse, Rang, Stellung
  5. 5
    Ordnung, gehörige Reihenfolge, Anordnung, Regel
  6. 6
    Ordnung, gehörige Reihenfolge, Anordnung, Regel
  7. 7
    Ordensgemeinschaft von Mönchen
  8. 8
    kirchlicher Stand: Weihestufe
  9. 9
    die (göttliche) Weltordnung
  10. 10
    Ordnung oder fachwissenschaftlich Ordo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ordines sunt exempli gratia Insectis Diptera et Odonata.

Antonyms

confusioconturbatioperturbatio

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 "ordo"?
"ordo" is spelled O-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdoː].
What does "ordo" mean?
As a noun, "ordo" means: Reihe, Sitzreihe , Lage, Schicht
How do you pronounce "ordo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordo" is [ˈɔʁdoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordo" come from?
"ordo" 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 "ordo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oaks#59,935poem#59,967polt#59,969prim#59,974

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list