organ
or·gan/ˈoɹɡən/noun
organ is spelled O-R-G-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables (or·gan). It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, organ means “The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of organ is organs.
How many letters and syllables are in organ?
| Letters | 5: O-R-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: or·gan |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,679th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is organ?
Organ appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,679th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce organ?
- UK /ˈɔːɡən/
- US /ˈoɹɡən/
- Australia /ˈoːɡən/
Organ has 2 syllables, split or·gan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-organ.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with organ?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as organ (/oɹɡən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: groan, argon, orang, grano, angor.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of organ
- organs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- organing participle, present
- organed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
bodily organs
- 2
A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
- 3
obsoleteA device, apparatus.
- 4
A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- 5
An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- 6
Ellipsis of organ pipe cactus.
- 7
A government organization; agency; authority.
- 8
slangThe penis.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Organ in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | organe , orgue |
| German | Organ , Orgel |
| Portuguese | órgão , publicação oficial |
| Spanish | órgano , publicación oficial |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does organ come from?
From Middle English organe, from Old French organe and Old English organ, both from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).