nombre ordinal
\nɔ̃bʁ ɔʁ.di.nal\
The verdict
“nombre ordinal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mot exprimant la position relative d’un élément dans une séquence.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nombre ordinal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \nɔ̃bʁ ɔʁ.di.nal\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nombre ordinal” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nombre ordinal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \nɔ̃bʁ ɔʁ.di.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mot exprimant la position relative d’un élément dans une séquence.".
nombre ordinal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is nombre ordinal, spelled N-O-M-B-R-E- -O-R-D-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Mot exprimant la position relative d’un élément dans une séquence.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nombre ordinal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is N-O-M-B-R-E- -O-R-D-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \nɔ̃bʁ ɔʁ.di.nal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.