ordre de grandeur

\ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\

/\ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“ordre de grandeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valeur ou taille approximative, en particulier en logarithme décimal, c’est-à-dire n de la notation scientifique ±a × 10ⁿ.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ordre-de-grandeur · ordre de grandeur · French

ordre de grandeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for ordre de grandeur
PropertyValue
Headwordordre de grandeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ordre de grandeur » en français

ordre de grandeurn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordre de grandeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Valeur ou taille approximative, en particulier en logarithme décimal, c’est-à-dire n de la notation scientifique ±a × 10ⁿ.".

ordre de grandeur has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ordre de grandeur, spelled O-R-D-R-E- -D-E- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Valeur ou taille approximative, en particulier en logarithme décimal, c’est-à-dire n de la notation scientifique ±a × 10ⁿ.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le palladium ne donnant pas des effets magnétiques bien intenses, il en résulte que les corrections dues à l’ampoule sont du même ordre de grandeur que les quantité à mesurer.
  2. Il faut remarquer que la netteté de l’épreuve dépend aussi des corrections d’aplanétisme et d’astigmatisme de l’objectif qui sont souvent limitées à l’ordre de grandeur angulaire qui vient d'être indiqué.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordre de grandeur"?
"ordre de grandeur" is spelled O-R-D-R-E- -D-E- -G-R-A-N-D-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\.
What does "ordre de grandeur" mean?
As a noun, "ordre de grandeur" means: Valeur ou taille approximative, en particulier en logarithme décimal, c’est-à-dire n de la notation scientifique ±a × 10ⁿ.
How do you pronounce "ordre de grandeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordre de grandeur" is \ɔʁ.dʁə də ɡʁɑ̃.dœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordre de grandeur" come from?
"ordre de grandeur" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list