ord

noun

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The verdict

“ord” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,490 among 10,276 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,490
frequency rank, Spanish
10,276
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orden (disposición, arreglo)

Key facts for ord
PropertyValue
Headwordord
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ord” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ord lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ord is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,490 among 10,276 “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)

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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Using “ord”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list