organza
/ɔːˈɡæn.zə/
"organza" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“organza” is uncommon English (frequency #83,578 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,578
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | organza |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔːˈɡæn.zə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #83,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “organza” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
organza is uncommon English at frequency #83,578 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔːˈɡæn.zə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.".
organza doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since about 1820, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include: alteration of Lorganza (supposedly a trade name at the time for such a fabric) and/or ultimate derivation from Urgench or Old Urgench (supposedly associated with fabric production). The correct English form is organza, spelled O-R-G-A-N-Z-A.
Definition
- 1A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
Etymology
Attested since about 1820, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include: alteration of Lorganza (supposedly a trade name at the time for such a fabric) and/or ultimate derivation from Urgench or Old Urgench (supposedly associated with fabric production).
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.
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Using “organza”
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- The one correct English spelling is O-R-G-A-N-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.