Which to use
“organe” and “Organen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,793
- “organe” frequency rank
- #22,457
- “Organen” frequency rank
- 30250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organe | Organen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organ | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Organ |
Where the eye mixes organe and Organen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. organe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) 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 organe with Organen
A purely visual mix-up. organe ([ɔʁ.ɡan]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “organe” sits inside “Organen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organe is recorded at frequency rank #7,793, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁ.ɡan]. 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 30250, this pair ranks #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organe vs Organen
Shared letters: aegnor. Private to "organe": -. Private to "Organen": -.
"organe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Organen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "organe" and "Organen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "organe" or "Organen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "organe" and "Organen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "organe" 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 #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organe" 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 #1,751,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.