ordre

/[ˈɔʁdʁə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,196

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

ordre is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern Pronounced [ˈɔʁdʁə]. Often confused with Orte and orgie.

Key facts for ordre
PropertyValue
Headwordordre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɔʁdʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,196
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ordre in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ordre is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɔʁdʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,196 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for ordre, with forms such as "odrre", "orddre", and "ordrre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Orte", "orgie", "öde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ordre, spelled O-R-D-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: odrre,orddre,ordrre,orrde,orrdre,rodre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ordre

Misspelling Variants of "ordre"

odrre5orddre6ordrre6orrde5orrdre6rodre5
Misspelling Variants of "ordre"

Frequency rank: #32,196 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordre"?
"ordre" is spelled O-R-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔʁdʁə].
What does "ordre" mean?
As a verb, "ordre" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ordern
What words are commonly confused with "ordre"?
"ordre" is commonly confused with "Orte", "orgie", "öde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ordre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordre" is [ˈɔʁdʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordre" come from?
"ordre" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.