verordnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verordnen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,493
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Medikament oder eine Behandlung verschreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-verordnen · verordnen · German

verordnen · rank #38,493 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,493
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermeide

Nearest frequency peer: vermeide (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verordnen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verordnen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verordnen vs verorten
78% similar
verordnen vs verordnet
89% similar
verordnen vs Verordnung
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verordnen
PropertyValue
Headwordverordnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,493
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verordnen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verordnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vermeide“ (#38,492), „verortet“ (#38,494), „vermeidbar“ (#38,491). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verordnen“ bei #38,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verordnen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,493 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verordnen, with forms such as "evrordnen", "veorrdnen", and "verodrnen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verorten", "verordnet", "Verordnung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verordnen, spelled V-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Medikament oder eine Behandlung verschreiben
  2. 2
    etwas festlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Arzt verordnete dem Patienten Ruhe zu bewahren.
  2. Der Kaiser verordnete, dass mehr Geld für das Militär ausgegeben werden sollte.

Synonyms

verschreibenanordnenanordnen

This word in other languages

prescribe(English)recetar(Español)prescrire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrordnen
  • veorrdnen
  • verodrnen
  • verorddnen
  • verordenn
  • verordnenn
  • verordnne
  • verordnnen
  • verornden
  • verorrdnen
  • verrodnen
  • verrordnen
  • vreordnen
  • vverordnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verordnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrordnen2veorrdnen2verodrnen2verorddnen1verordenn2verordnenn1verordnne2verordnnen1
Edit distance from "verordnen"

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 "verordnen"?
"verordnen" is spelled V-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən].
What does "verordnen" mean?
As a verb, "verordnen" means: ein Medikament oder eine Behandlung verschreiben
What words are commonly confused with "verordnen"?
"verordnen" is commonly confused with "verorten", "verordnet", "Verordnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verordnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verordnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verordnen" come from?
"verordnen" 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 "verordnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verwischt#38,502unentwegt#38,471Weitsicht#38,519Zionismus#38,535

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verstummen14 variantstätowieren14 variantstotalitäre14 variantstonnenweise14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list