The Bundesverdienstkreuz has eight classes, in ascending order:
ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY b ʌ n d ɪ s v ə ɹ d iə n s t k ɹ uː z WORD_BOUNDARY h ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY eɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY k l æ s ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ s ɛ n d ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ d ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY