orthodox
German, adjective/ˌɔʁ.toˈdɔks/
orthodox is spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-X (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orthodox is a German adjective meaning “orthodox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die orthodoxe(n) Kirche(n) betreffend”.
What does orthodox mean in English?
adjective
- 1
orthodox
Er ist orthodoxer Marxist.
- 2
Orthodox
Er ist orthodoxer Jude.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. die orthodoxe(n) Kirche(n) betreffend 2. streng der Lehre folgend, rechtgläubig 3. strikt gemäß Lehrmeinungen, Dogmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of orthodox
- orthodoxer masculine nominative singular
- am orthodoxesten superlative
- orthodoxe feminine nominative singular
- orthodoxes neuter nominative singular
- orthodoxen genitive masculine singular
- orthodoxem dative masculine singular
- der orthodoxe definite includes-article masculine
- die orthodoxe definite feminine includes-article
- das orthodoxe definite includes-article neuter
- die orthodoxen definite includes-article nominative
- des orthodoxen definite genitive includes-article
- der orthodoxen definite feminine genitive
- dem orthodoxen dative definite includes-article
- orth. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orthodox?
- /ˌɔʁ.toˈdɔks/
- [ɔʁtoˈdɔks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orthodox
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orthodox in German?
orthodox appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).