ord

noun

The verdict

“ord” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,490 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,490
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orden (disposición, arreglo)

Corpus desk

Index ES-ord · ord · Spanish

ord · rank #59,490 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,490
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH organizadoras

Nearest frequency peer: organizadoras (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ord”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ord” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ord
PropertyValue
Headwordord
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ord” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ordcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “organizadoras” (#59,491), “oroya” (#59,493), “olvidos” (#59,486). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ord” va en #59,490. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ord is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,490 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ord in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ord, spelled O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orden (disposición, arreglo)
  2. 2
    Orden (buena disposición, seguimiento de las normas)
  3. 3
    Orden (institución)
  4. 4
    Orden (grupo taxonómico)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ord appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tá ar a laghad 300 póilíní airm ón Aontas Eorpach ar an mbealach go Háítí chun cabhrú le hord a choimeád sa thír buailte le crith talún. Rannchuideoidh an Fhrainc, an Iodáil, an Spáinn, an Phortaingéil agus an Ísiltír leis an bhfórsa.

Antonyms

anordmí-ordanord

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ord"?
"ord" is spelled O-R-D.
What does "ord" mean?
As a noun, "ord" means: Orden (disposición, arreglo)
What language does "ord" come from?
"ord" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ord", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list