Ordonnanz
[ɔʁdɔˈnant͡s]
The verdict
“Ordonnanz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat, der im Offizierskasino bedient
Corpus desk
Index DE-ordonnanz · Ordonnanz · German
Ordonnanz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Ordonnanz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔʁdɔˈnant͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ordonnanz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ordonnanz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔʁdɔˈnant͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ordonnanz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ordonnanz, spelled O-R-D-O-N-N-A-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Soldat, der im Offizierskasino bedient
- 2abkommandierter Soldat zum Überbringen von Befehlen
- 3Anordnung, Befehl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ordonnanz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In einem Zug trank er sein Glas aus, ließ sich von einer Ordonnanz einschenken und leerte es wieder.“
„Eine Ordonnanz brachte Becher und eine halbvolle Flasche mit Rotwein.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.