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ordem

Portuguese, noun/ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃/

ordem is spelled O-R-D-E-M (5 letters) and appears 162 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 597th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ordem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “order (arrangement, disposition)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “boa organização das coisas”.

What does ordem mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineorder (arrangement, disposition)

  2. 2

    feminineorder (the state of being well arranged)

  3. 3

    feminineorder; command

  4. 4

    feminineorder (group of religious adherents)

  5. 5

    feminineorder (society of knights)

  6. 6

    feminineorder (decoration)

  7. 7

    feminineorder (taxonomical rank)

  8. 8

    femininepeace; tranquility; harmony

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. boa organização das coisas 2. hierarquia ou sequência na qual as coisas seguem 3. mandamento de um superior a seu subalterno 4. quarto nível da hierarquia que identifica a espécie de um ser vivo, mais específico que classe e menos específico que família

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 ordem

  • ordens plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ordem?

  • Brazil /ˈɔʁ.dẽj̃/
  • Brazil [ˈɔɦ.dẽɪ̯̃]
  • /ˈɔɾ.dẽj̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ordem

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ordem in Portuguese?

ordem appears 162 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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