ordinales

[oɾð̞iˈnales]

/[oɾð̞iˈnales]/ adj

The verdict

“ordinales” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,069 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,069
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de ordinal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ordinales · ordinales · Spanish

ordinales · rank #87,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,069
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH opérculo

Nearest frequency peer: opérculo (-2 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 “ordinales”

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 “ordinales” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ordinales
PropertyValue
Headwordordinales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[oɾð̞iˈnales]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ordinales” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “opérculo” (#87,067), “ondulados” (#87,065), “palabrota” (#87,073). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “ordinales” va en #87,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordinales is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,069 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oɾð̞iˈnales]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de ordinal.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ordinales, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 ordinales, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de ordinal.

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 "ordinales"?
"ordinales" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [oɾð̞iˈnales].
What does "ordinales" mean?
As an adjective, "ordinales" means: Forma del plural de ordinal.
How do you pronounce "ordinales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordinales" is [oɾð̞iˈnales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordinales" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list