Common
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Mutual good, shared by more than one. A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Mutual; shared by more than one. Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity. Simple, ordinary or vulgar. In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns. Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nouns vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name
Ordinary
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).bad or undesirable.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A devotional manual.A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.An ordinary thing or person.A penny-farthing bicycle.
Example sentence: The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.