ordem

noun

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The verdict

“ordem” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#609
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - boa organização das coisas

Corpus desk

Index PT-ordem · ordem · Portuguese

ordem · rank #609 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #609
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH próximo

Nearest frequency peer: próximo (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ordem”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ordem” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ordem vs order
80% similar
ordem vs origem
67% similar
ordem vs ode
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ordem
PropertyValue
Headwordordem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#609
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ordem”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ordemcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “próximo” (#610), “movimento” (#607), “tomar” (#611). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ordem” fica em #609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ordem, anoun. Corpus frequency is #609 among 385 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ordem, with forms such as "odrem", "orddem", and "ordemm". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "order", "origem", "ode", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ordem, spelled O-R-D-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    boa organização das coisas
  2. 2
    hierarquia ou sequência na qual as coisas seguem
  3. 3
    mandamento de um superior a seu subalterno
  4. 4
    quarto nível da hierarquia que identifica a espécie de um ser vivo, mais específico que classe e menos específico que família
  5. 5
    confraria de seculares que se comprometem a cumprir um conjunto de preceitos e regras definidos em estatuto próprio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Espera-se, assim, que as decisões do Poder Judiciário dêem efetividade à ordem jurídica sem extrapolar uma margem razoável de imprevisibilidade.
  2. De acordo com uma funcionária, a ordem partiu do gerente.

Synonyms

arrumaçãodisciplinamandadomandamentomandatomandoordenaçãoorganizaçãosequênciasériesucessão

Antonyms

caosdesmandadodesmandamentodesmandodesordemdesorganizaçãoindisciplinamotimtumulto

This word in other languages

order(English)orden(Español)ordre(Français)Reihenfolge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrem
  • orddem
  • ordemm
  • ordme
  • oredm
  • orrdem
  • rodem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

odrem2orddem1ordemm1ordme2oredm2orrdem1rodem2
Edit distance from "ordem"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordem"?
"ordem" is spelled O-R-D-E-M.
What does "ordem" mean?
As a noun, "ordem" means: boa organização das coisas
What words are commonly confused with "ordem"?
"ordem" is commonly confused with "order", "origem", "ode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "ordem" come from?
"ordem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tomar#611julho#603idade#618Maria#619

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mudar7 variantsvisto7 variantschega7 variantstendo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list