ordure
or·dure/ˈɔɹd͡ʒʊɹ/noun
ordure is spelled O-R-D-U-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (or·dure). It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ordure means “Dung, excrement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ordure is ordures.
How many letters and syllables are in ordure?
| Letters | 6: O-R-D-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: or·dure |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 ordure?
Ordure appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 ordure?
- UK /ˈɔːdj(ʊ)ə/
- UK /-d͡ʒə/
- US /ˈɔɹd͡ʒʊɹ/
Ordure has 2 syllables, split or·dure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ordure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ordure
- ordures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ordure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dung, excrement.
- 2
Dirt, filth.
- 3
Something regarded as contaminating or perverting the morals; obscene material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ordure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dung, excrement – see also dung, excrement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | immondice |
| Spanish | esterco |
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.
Where does ordure come from?
From Middle English ordure, ordure, borrowed from Middle French ordure and Anglo-Norman ordure, ordeur(e), ordor(e), ordour from Old French ordure (“dirt, filth, refuse; dung, excrement; moral filth”) (modern French ordure), from ord (“filthy”) + -ure (suffix forming nouns describing the results of actions). Ord is derived from Latin horridus (“dreadful, frightful, horrid”), from horreō (“to stand erect, stand on end; to shiver, tremble; to be afraid of, dread; to be frightful”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (“stiff; surprised”)) + -idus (suffix meaning ‘tending to’).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).