ordonnance
/ˈoɹdənəns/noun
ordonnance is spelled O-R-D-O-N-N-A-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ordonnance means “The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ordonnance?
| Letters | 10: O-R-D-O-N-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 ordonnance?
Ordonnance appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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).
How do you pronounce ordonnance?
- US /ˈoɹdənəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ordonnance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
August 15, 1833, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table Talk their dramatic ordonnance of the parts
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ordonnance come from?
Borrowed from French ordonnance. Doublet of ordinance and ordnance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).