Which to use
“organs” and “orgasm” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,162
- “organs” frequency rank
- #11,754
- “orgasm” frequency rank
- 18916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organs | orgasm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of organ | A spasm or sudden contraction. |
Where the eye mixes organs and orgasm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between organs and orgasm
A purely visual mix-up. organs (/ˈɔː.ɡənz/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organs is recorded at frequency rank #7,162, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔː.ɡənz/. 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 18916, this pair ranks #441,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organs vs orgasm
Shared letters: agors. Private to "organs": n. Private to "orgasm": m.
"organs" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "orgasm" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "organs" and "orgasm" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "organs" vs "orgasm" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "organs" and "orgasm" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "organs" 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 #441,720 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organs" 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 #441,720 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.