Which to use
“organe” and “orgie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,793
- “organe” frequency rank
- #26,118
- “orgie” frequency rank
- 33911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organe | orgie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organ | Orgie |
Where the eye mixes organe and orgie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. organe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against orgie's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: organe vs orgie
A purely visual mix-up. organe ([ɔʁ.ɡan]) and orgie ([ɔʁ.ʒi]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33911, 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]. orgie is at rank #26,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɔʁ.ʒi].
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 33911, this pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organe vs orgie
Shared letters: egor. Private to "organe": an. Private to "orgie": i.
"organe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "orgie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "organe" for "orgie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "organe" vs "orgie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "organe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organe" and "orgie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordne vs orgie". 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 #1,675,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.