ordination

\ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ordination” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,894
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de conférer ou de recevoir les ordres de l’Église.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ordination · ordination · French

ordination · rank #29,894 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,894
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH orateurs

Nearest frequency peer: orateurs (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ordination »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ordination » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ordination
PropertyValue
Headwordordination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,894
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ordination »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ordinationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « orateurs » (#29,893), « orifice » (#29,895), « omniprésence » (#29,892). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « ordination » est au #29,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ordination (IPA \ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,894 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordination, with forms such as "odrination", "orddination", and "ordiantion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ordination, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de conférer ou de recevoir les ordres de l’Église.
  2. 2
    Cérémonie au cours de laquelle l’évêque confère les ordres sacrés.
  3. 3
    Mise en ordre, arrangement, organisation.
  4. 4
    Mise en ordre, organisation.
  5. 5
    Mise en ordre, organisation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’ordination ne peut être donnée que par un évêque.
  2. Il a reçu l’ordination sacerdotale.

This word in other languages

ordination(English)ordenación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrination
  • orddination
  • ordiantion
  • ordinaiton
  • ordinatino
  • ordinationn
  • ordinatoin
  • ordinattion
  • ordinnation
  • ordintaion
  • ordniation
  • oridnation
  • orrdination
  • rodination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ordination - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

odrination2orddination1ordiantion2ordinaiton2ordinatino2ordinationn1ordinatoin2ordinattion1
Edit distance from "ordination"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordination"?
"ordination" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ordination" mean?
As a noun, "ordination" means: Action de conférer ou de recevoir les ordres de l’Église.
What are common misspellings of "ordination"?
Common misspellings include "odrination", "orddination", "ordiantion", "ordinaiton", "ordinatino". The correct spelling is "ordination".
How do you pronounce "ordination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordination" is \ɔʁ.di.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordination" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list