# ordained

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔɹˈdeɪnd/ · frequency rank #15,460

## Definitions
1. Established by authority.
2. Admitted to the ministry of the church.

## Easily confused with
- **obtained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obtained-vs-ordained)

## Common misspellings (11)
`odrained`, `oradined`, `ordaiend`, `ordainde`, `ordainedd`, `ordainned`, `ordanied`, `orddained`, `ordianed`, `orrdained`, `rodained`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ordained