# organism vs orgasm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### organism
*noun · IPA /ˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ · frequency rank #13,206*
A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

### orgasm
*noun · IPA /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/ · frequency rank #11,754*
A spasm or sudden contraction.

## Source
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