alphabetical order

UK/ˌæl.fəˈbɛt.ɪ.kəl ˈɔː.də/Canada, US/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈoɹ.dɚ/Canada, US[ˌælfəˈbɛɾɪkɫ̩ ˈoɹ.dɚ]

noun

The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.

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Meanings

nounalphabetical order (usually uncountable, plural alphabetical orders)

plural alphabetical orders

  1. uncountableusuallyThe sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.

    The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order.

    2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Norm Macdonald

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alphabetically

Translations

Afrikaans alfabetiese volgorde
  • alfabetiese volgordethe sequence of a collection of items
Bulgarian азбучен ред
  • азбучен ред (azbučen red)the sequence of a collection of items
Catalan ordre alfabètic
  • ordre alfabèticthe sequence of a collection of items
Chinese Mandarin 字母順序 /字母顺序
  • 字母順序 /字母顺序 (zìmǔ shùnxù)the sequence of a collection of items
Czech abecední řazení
  • abecední řazeníthe sequence of a collection of items
Danish alfabetisk rækkefølge
  • alfabetisk rækkefølgethe sequence of a collection of items
Dutch alfabetische volgorde
  • alfabetische volgordethe sequence of a collection of items
Esperanto alfabeta ordo
  • alfabeta ordothe sequence of a collection of items
Finnish aakkosjärjestys, aakkosellisuus
  • aakkosjärjestysthe sequence of a collection of items
  • aakkosellisuusthe sequence of a collection of items
French ordre alphabétique
  • ordre alphabétiquethe sequence of a collection of items
German alphabetische Reihenfolge
  • alphabetische Reihenfolgethe sequence of a collection of items
Greek αλφαβητική σειρά
  • αλφαβητική σειρά (alfavitikí seirá)the sequence of a collection of items
Hebrew סדר אלפביתי
  • סדר אלפביתיthe sequence of a collection of items
Hungarian betűrend, ábécérend
  • betűrendthe sequence of a collection of items
  • ábécérendthe sequence of a collection of items
  • ábécésorrendthe sequence of a collection of items
Italian ordine alfabetico
  • ordine alfabeticothe sequence of a collection of items
Japanese アルファベット順, ABC順
  • アルファベット順 (arufabetto-jun)the sequence of a collection of items
  • ABC順 (ē-bī-shī-jun)the sequence of a collection of items
  • あいうえお順 (a-i-u-e-o-jun)the sequence of a collection of items
Korean 알파벳순, ABC순
  • 알파벳순 (alpabetsun)the sequence of a collection of items
  • ABC순 (eibissisun)the sequence of a collection of items
  • 가나다순 (ganadasun)the sequence of a collection of items
  • ㄱㄴㄷ순 (giyeoknieundigeutsun)the sequence of a collection of items
Māori raupapa arapū
  • raupapa arapūthe sequence of a collection of items
Norwegian Bokmål alfabetisk rekkefølge
  • alfabetisk rekkefølgethe sequence of a collection of items
Persian ترتیب الفبایی
  • ترتیب الفبایی (tartib-e alefbâyi)the sequence of a collection of items
Polish porządek alfabetyczny
  • porządek alfabetycznythe sequence of a collection of items
Portuguese ordem alfabética, ordem de alfabeto
  • ordem alfabéticathe sequence of a collection of items
  • ordem de alfabetothe sequence of a collection of items
Romanian înșiruire alfabetică, ordonare alfabetică
  • înșiruire alfabeticăthe sequence of a collection of items
  • ordonare alfabeticăthe sequence of a collection of items
Russian алфави́тный поря́док
  • алфави́тный поря́док (alfavítnyj porjádok)the sequence of a collection of items
Scottish Gaelic òrdugh na h-aibidil, òrdugh aibidileach
  • òrdugh na h-aibidilthe sequence of a collection of items
  • òrdugh aibidileachthe sequence of a collection of items
Slovak abecedné poradie, abecedník
  • abecedné poradiethe sequence of a collection of items
  • abecedníkthe sequence of a collection of items
Spanish orden alfabético
  • orden alfabéticothe sequence of a collection of items
Swahili mpangilio wa alfabeti
  • mpangilio wa alfabetithe sequence of a collection of items
Swedish alfabetisk ordning, bokstavsordning
  • alfabetisk ordningthe sequence of a collection of items
  • bokstavsordningthe sequence of a collection of items
Vietnamese thứ tự bảng chữ cái
  • thứ tự bảng chữ cáithe sequence of a collection of items
Welsh trefn yr wyddor
  • trefn yr wyddorthe sequence of a collection of items
Cite this entry
APA

alphabetical order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetical%20order

MLA

“alphabetical order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetical%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphabetical order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphabetical%20order.

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