Orgasmus

[ɔʁˈɡasmʊs]

/[ɔʁˈɡasmʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Orgasmus” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,714
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Höhepunkt der sexuellen Lust beim Geschlechtsverkehr, beim Masturbieren oder bei anderen sexuellen Handlungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-orgasmus · Orgasmus · German

Orgasmus · rank #10,714 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,714
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH operiert

Nearest frequency peer: operiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Orgasmus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Orgasmus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Orgasmus vs Orgasmen
75% similar
Orgasmus vs Organismus
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Orgasmus
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrgasmus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɔʁˈɡasmʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,714
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Orgasmus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Orgasmusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „operiert“ (#10,713), „originale“ (#10,715), „offenbart“ (#10,712). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Orgasmus“ bei #10,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Orgasmus (IPA [ɔʁˈɡasmʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,714 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Höhepunkt der sexuellen Lust beim Geschlechtsverkehr, beim Masturbieren oder bei anderen sexuellen Handlungen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Orgasmus, with forms such as "ograsmus", "oragsmus", and "orgamsus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Orgasmen", "Organismus", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Orgasmus, spelled O-R-G-A-S-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Höhepunkt der sexuellen Lust beim Geschlechtsverkehr, beim Masturbieren oder bei anderen sexuellen Handlungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Orgasmus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Manche Frau hatte noch nie einen Orgasmus.
  2. „Sie hatte zwei, drei Orgasmen, sank dann erschöpft zurück und lächelte matt wie ein gefangenes Reh zu mir auf.“

Synonyms

HöhepunktKlimaxkleiner Tod

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ograsmus
  • oragsmus
  • orgamsus
  • orgasmmus
  • orgasmsu
  • orgasmuss
  • orgassmus
  • orgasums
  • orggasmus
  • orgsamus
  • orrgasmus
  • rogasmus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Orgasmus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ograsmus2oragsmus2orgamsus2orgasmmus1orgasmsu2orgasmuss1orgassmus1orgasums2
Edit distance from "Orgasmus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Orgasmus"?
"Orgasmus" is spelled O-R-G-A-S-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɔʁˈɡasmʊs].
What does "Orgasmus" mean?
As a noun, "Orgasmus" means: Höhepunkt der sexuellen Lust beim Geschlechtsverkehr, beim Masturbieren oder bei anderen sexuellen Handlungen
What words are commonly confused with "Orgasmus"?
"Orgasmus" is commonly confused with "Orgasmen", "Organismus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Orgasmus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Orgasmus" is [ɔʁˈɡasmʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Orgasmus" come from?
"Orgasmus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Orgasmus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list