# orc vs orgy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### orc
*noun · IPA /ɔɹk/ · frequency rank #28,653*
Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.

### orgy
*noun · IPA /ˈɔː.d͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #21,304*
A secret rite or ceremony, typically involving riotous and dissolute behavior, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honor of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-orgy