Which to use
“org” is a noun and “own” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,973
- “org” frequency rank
- #178
- “own” frequency rank
- 14151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | org | own |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of organization. | Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. |
Letter map: org vs own
Shared letters muted; letters that set org and own apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - org and own
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: org is anoun and ownanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
org is recorded at frequency rank #13,973, classified as anoun. own is at rank #178, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əʊn/.
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 14151, this pair ranks #471,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of org vs own
Shared letters: o. Private to "org": gr. Private to "own": nw.
"org" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "own" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "org" and "own" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "org" or "own" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "org" vs "own" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "org" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "own" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "org" and "own" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omi vs org". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #471,763 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.