ordinariate
noun
ordinariate is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ordinariate means “The office of a Roman Catholic ordinary, especially a bishop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ordinariate is ordinariates.
How many letters and syllables are in ordinariate?
| Letters | 11: O-R-D-I-N-A-R-I-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ordinariate?
Ordinariate appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ordinariate
- ordinariates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ordinariate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The office of a Roman Catholic ordinary, especially a bishop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ordinariate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense office of a Roman Catholic ordinary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ordinariat |
| German | Ordinariat |
| Spanish | ordinariato |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.