Which to use
“org” and “orgy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,973
- “org” frequency rank
- #21,304
- “orgy” frequency rank
- 35277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | org | orgy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of organization. | 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). |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set org and orgy apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
org and orgy are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “org” sits inside “orgy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
org is recorded at frequency rank #13,973, classified as anoun. orgy is at rank #21,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔː.d͡ʒi/.
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 35277, this pair ranks #313,338 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of org vs orgy
Shared letters: gor. Private to "org": -. Private to "orgy": y.
"org" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "orgy" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orgy ← ogry · orggy · orgyy · orrgy · oryg · rogy
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering org vs orgy
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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