organ

/ˈɔːɡən/

//ˈɔːɡən// noun

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"organ" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“organ” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,719
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-organ · organ · English

organ · rank #5,719 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,719
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrol

Nearest frequency peer: patrol (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “organ”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “organ” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

organ vs orgy
60% similar
organ vs Orion
40% similar
organ vs Orton
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for organ
PropertyValue
Headwordorgan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔːɡən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,719
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “organ”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).organlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “patrol” (#5,720), “northwest” (#5,717), “pearl” (#5,721). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “organ” is #5,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around organ (IPA /ˈɔːɡən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,719 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for organ, with forms such as "ogran", "oragn", and "organn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "orgy", "Orion", "Orton", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, 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-Ind… The correct English form is organ, spelled O-R-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
  2. 2
    A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
  3. 3
    A device, apparatus.
  4. 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. 5
    An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
  6. 6
    Ellipsis of organ pipe cactus.
  7. 7
    A government organization; agency; authority.
  8. 8
    The penis.
  9. 9
    An Asian form of mitrailleuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how organ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. bodily organs
  2. No matter the extraordinary progress that has been made in heart surgery over the past century, the heart remains a vulnerable organ.

Etymology

From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, 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.

Synonyms

organ

This word in other languages

órgano(Español)organe(Français)Organ(Deutsch)órgão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogran
  • oragn
  • organn
  • orggan
  • orgna
  • orrgan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of organ - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ogran2oragn2organn1orggan1orgna2orrgan1
Edit distance from "organ"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "organ"?
"organ" is spelled O-R-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔːɡən/.
What does "organ" mean?
As a noun, "organ" means: The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
What words are commonly confused with "organ"?
"organ" is commonly confused with "orgy", "Orion", "Orton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "organ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "organ" is /ˈɔːɡən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "organ"?
From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, 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... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "organ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pearl#5,721nancy#5,715mason#5,709lakes#5,704

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list