ordentlich
\ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç\
The verdict
“ordentlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ordonné, rangé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ordentlich · ordentlich · French
ordentlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ordentlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ordentlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ordentlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɔʁdn̩tlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ordentlich in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ordentlich, spelled O-R-D-E-N-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Ordonné, rangé.
- 2Convenable, correct(e) en parlant d'une personne.
- 3Grand, important.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ordentlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bleibeseitiger müssen eine FFP2-Maske sowie eine Schutzbrille tragen, sie stecken in einem Schutzanzug, und wenn sie das Zeug zwecks Dekontamination abgelegt haben, steht eine ordentliche Waschprozedur an.
„Aber", sagte ich, „wenn er an ein ordentliches und anständiges Leben nicht gewöhnt ist, wie soll dann das werden? Was willst du machen, wenn er unreinlich ist und alles verdreckt oder wenn er zu allen Nachtstunden besoffen heimkommt?"
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.