order

verb

The verdict

“order” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,222
frequency rank, Portuguese
385
“O” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ordenar, mandar

Corpus desk

Index PT-order · order · Portuguese

order · rank #10,222 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,222
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 385
  • PHOTO-FINISH orelhas

Nearest frequency peer: orelhas (+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 “order”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “order” 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).

order vs over
60% similar
order vs other
60% similar
order vs ode
60% similar

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

Key facts for order
PropertyValue
Headwordorder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,222
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “order”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.ordercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “orelhas” (#10,223), “neta” (#10,220), “outrora” (#10,224). Entre 385 lemas com “O”, “order” fica em #10,222. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around order, averb. Corpus frequency is #10,222 among 385 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ordenar, mandar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for order, with forms such as "odrer", "ordder", and "orderr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "over", "other", "ode", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is order, spelled O-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ordenar, mandar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. He ordered me to do it.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • odrer
  • ordder
  • orderr
  • ordre
  • oredr
  • orrder
  • roder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of order - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

odrer2ordder1orderr1ordre2oredr2orrder1roder2
Edit distance from "order"

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 "order"?
"order" is spelled O-R-D-E-R.
What does "order" mean?
As a verb, "order" means: ordenar, mandar
What words are commonly confused with "order"?
"order" is commonly confused with "over", "other", "ode". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "order" come from?
"order" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list