ordeiro
Portuguese, adjective/oʁˈde(j).ɾu/
ordeiro is spelled O-R-D-E-I-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordeiro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “orderly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se de indivíduo amigo da ordem”.
What does ordeiro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
orderly
- 2
conservative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de indivíduo amigo da ordem 2. conservador; pacífico
noun: 1. indivíduo amigo da ordem 2. conservador; pacífico
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ordeiro
- ordeira feminine
- ordeiros masculine plural
- ordeiras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ordeiro?
- Brazil /oʁˈde(j).ɾu/
- Brazil [oɦˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
- /oɾˈde(j).ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ordeiro in Portuguese?
ordeiro appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).