ordenha

/ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ/

//ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ordenha” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,680 among 385 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,680
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de ordenhar

Corpus desk

Index PT-ordenha · ordenha · Portuguese

ordenha · rank #65,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,680
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH orquestração

Nearest frequency peer: orquestração (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ordenha”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ordenha” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ordenha
PropertyValue
Headwordordenha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ordenha” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ordenhacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “orquestração” (#65,683), “oculista” (#65,673), “ocho” (#65,672). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “ordenha” fica em #65,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordenha is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,680 among 385 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ato de ordenhar".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ordenha in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is ordenha, spelled O-R-D-E-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de ordenhar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. As primeiras vinificações foram feitas em um curral abandonado, parte da propriedade, usando instalações originalmente destinadas a ordenha e processamento de leite.

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 "ordenha"?
"ordenha" is spelled O-R-D-E-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ/.
What does "ordenha" mean?
As a noun, "ordenha" means: ato de ordenhar
How do you pronounce "ordenha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordenha" is /ɔɾ.ˈdɐj.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordenha" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list