Which to use
“organ” and “orgasm” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,719
- “organ” frequency rank
- #11,754
- “orgasm” frequency rank
- 17473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organ | orgasm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. | A spasm or sudden contraction. |
Where the eye mixes organ and orgasm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. organ runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against orgasm's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: organ vs orgasm
A purely visual mix-up. organ (/ˈɔːɡən/) and orgasm (/ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organ is recorded at frequency rank #5,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔːɡən/. orgasm is at rank #11,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/.
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 17473, this pair ranks #451,205 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organ vs orgasm
Shared letters: agor. Private to "organ": n. Private to "orgasm": ms.
"organ" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "orgasm" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "organ" for "orgasm" ever safe?
Which is more common, "organ" or "orgasm"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "organ" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgasm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,205 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organ" and "orgasm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orgasm vs orgasmic". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #451,205 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.