# orifice

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/ · frequency rank #38,533

## Definitions
1. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
2. One of the natural external openings of the human or animal body.
3. A stupid or objectionable person.

## Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”).

## Easily confused with
- **office** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/office-vs-orifice)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oirfice`, `orfiice`, `orifcie`, `oriffice`, `orificce`, `orifiec`, `oriifce`, `orrifice`, `roifice`

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