ordinal

/ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ/

//ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ// adj

The verdict

“ordinal” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diz-se do número que indica uma ordem ou série

Corpus desk

Index PT-ordinal · ordinal · Portuguese

ordinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ordinal
PropertyValue
Headwordordinal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ordinal” em português

ordinalnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ordinal is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diz-se do número que indica uma ordem ou série".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ordinal, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ordinal, spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    diz-se do número que indica uma ordem ou série

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cada envelope tinha anotado, como destinatário, um número ordinal para designar o DP, como 16º (Vila Mariana) e 31º (Vila Carrão).

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ordinal"?
"ordinal" is spelled O-R-D-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ/.
What does "ordinal" mean?
As an adjective, "ordinal" means: diz-se do número que indica uma ordem ou série
How do you pronounce "ordinal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ordinal" is /ɔɾ.di.ˈnaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ordinal" come from?
"ordinal" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list