# orc

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɔɹk/ · frequency rank #28,653

## Definitions
1. Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.

## Etymology
From Middle French orque, Italian orca, and their source, Latin orca (“type of whale”). Doublet of orca.

## Easily confused with
- **OS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-os)
- **oz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-oz)
- **OT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ot)
- **ou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ou)
- **ow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ow)
- **ox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ox)
- **oy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-oy)
- **ov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ov)
- **out** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-out)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-our)
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-own)
- **owe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-owe)
- **ore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ore)
- **owl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-owl)
- **org** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-org)
- **Orr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-orr)
- **OST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ost)
- **ova** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ova)
- **OTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-otc)
- **OTT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orc-vs-ott)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/orc