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Organ

German, noun/ɔʁˈɡaːn/

Organ is spelled O-R-G-A-N (5 letters) and appears 7.6 times per million words in written German, the 8,847th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Organ is a German neuter noun meaning “an organ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Glied, ein Teil in einem größeren (meist technischen oder biologischen) Zusammenhang mit einer bestimmten…”.

What does Organ mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuteran organ

    Die Haut ist unser größtes Organ.

  2. 2

    neuteran organ, a publication (newspaper, etc) of an organization

    Das Witzblatt ist das Organ der Spaßpartei.

  3. 3

    neuteran organ, a body or organization with a particular purpose or duty

  4. 4

    neuteran organ, a part of a government, such as an office or ministry

  5. 5

    neutera voice, especially a loud one.

    Du hast aber auch ein Organ!

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ein Glied, ein Teil in einem größeren (meist technischen oder biologischen) Zusammenhang mit einer bestimmten Gestalt und Funktion 2. ein Körperteil, der eine spezielle Funktion hat, wie Herz, Leber, Lunge, Augen 3. Sinn, Empfindung, Empfänglichkeit 4. die menschliche Stimme

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Organ

  • Organes genitive
  • Organs genitive
  • Organe plural
  • Organen dative definite plural
  • Org. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Organ?

  • /ɔʁˈɡaːn/
  • [ɔʁˈɡaːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Organ

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Organ in German?

Organ appears 7.6 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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