Which to use
“ordem” is a noun and “order” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #609
- “ordem” frequency rank
- #10,222
- “order” frequency rank
- 10831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordem | order |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | boa organização das coisas | ordenar, mandar |
Letter map: ordem vs order
Shared letters muted; letters that set ordem and order apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. ordem and order follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: ordem vs order
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ordem is anoun and orderaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “ordem” becomes r in “order”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordem is recorded at frequency rank #609, classified as anoun. order is at rank #10,222, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10831, this pair ranks #62,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ordem vs order
Shared letters: deor. Private to "ordem": m. Private to "order": -.
"ordem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "order" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ordem" for "order" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ordem" or "order"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ordem" and "order".
- Full dictionary entry for "ordem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "order" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordem" and "order" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orbe vs order". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.