verordnen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,493

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

verordnen is aGermanverb. It means: ein Medikament oder eine Behandlung verschreiben Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]. Often confused with verorten and verordnet.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verordnen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɔʁdnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,493 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verordnen, with forms such as "evrordnen", "veorrdnen", and "verodrnen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verorten", "verordnet", "Verordnung", 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 verordnen, spelled V-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrordnen,veorrdnen,verodrnen,verorddnen,verordenn,verordnenn,verordnne,verordnnen,verornden,verorrdnen,verrodnen,verrordnen,vreordnen,vverordnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verordnen

Misspelling Variants of "verordnen"

evrordnen9veorrdnen9verodrnen9verorddnen10verordenn9verordnenn10verordnne9verordnnen10
Misspelling Variants of "verordnen"

Frequency rank: #38,493 in German

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. 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.