Which to use
“Organ” and “Organen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,915
- “Organ” frequency rank
- #22,457
- “Organen” frequency rank
- 31372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Organ | Organen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Glied, ein Teil in einem größeren (meist technischen oder biologischen) Zusammenhang mit einer bestimmten Gestalt und Funktion | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Organ |
Where the eye mixes Organ and Organen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Organ runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against Organen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Organ with Organen
A purely visual mix-up. Organ ([ɔʁˈɡaːn]) and Organen ([ɔʁˈɡaːnən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Organ” sits inside “Organen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Organ is recorded at frequency rank #8,915, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːn]. Organen is at rank #22,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁˈɡaːnən].
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 31372, this pair ranks #1,729,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Organ vs Organen
Shared letters: agnor. Private to "Organ": -. Private to "Organen": e.
"Organ" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Organen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Organ" and "Organen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Organ" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Organen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,729,451 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Organ" and "Organen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Organen vs Orgien". 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 #1,729,451 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.