Ordovician
adjective
Ordovician is spelled O-R-D-O-V-I-C-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Ordovician means “Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Ordovician?
| Letters | 10: O-R-D-O-V-I-C-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 Ordovician?
Ordovician appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 Ordovician
- more Ordovician comparative
- most Ordovician superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ordovician mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 488 to 443 million years ago.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Ordovician come from?
From Ordovices + -ian. Coined by English geologist Charles Lapworth in 1879 after the Celtic tribe of the Ordovices.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).