orégano

[oˈɾeɣ̞ano]

/[oˈɾeɣ̞ano]/ noun

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The verdict

“orégano” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,197. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,197
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan como condimento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-oregano · orégano · Spanish

orégano · rank #36,197 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,197
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH ornamentales

Nearest frequency peer: ornamentales (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “orégano”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “orégano” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

orégano vs órgano
71% similar
orégano vs Oregón
43% similar
orégano vs órganos
57% similar

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

Key facts for orégano
PropertyValue
Headwordorégano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oˈɾeɣ̞ano]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,197
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “orégano”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.oréganocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ornamentales” (#36,196), “pages” (#36,199), “onza” (#36,194). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “orégano” va en #36,197. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around orégano (IPA [oˈɾeɣ̞ano]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,197 among 1,467 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan como condimento.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for orégano, with forms such as "orgéano", "orrégano", and "oréagno". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "órgano", "Oregón", "órganos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is orégano, spelled O-R-É-G-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan como condimento.

This word in other languages

oregano(English)origan commun(Français)Oregano(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orgéano
  • orrégano
  • oréagno
  • oréganno
  • orégaon
  • oréggano
  • orégnao
  • oérgano
  • roégano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of orégano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

orgéano2orrégano1oréagno2oréganno1orégaon2oréggano1orégnao2oérgano2
Edit distance from "orégano"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "orégano"?
"orégano" is spelled O-R-É-G-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oˈɾeɣ̞ano].
What does "orégano" mean?
As a noun, "orégano" means: (Origanum vulgare) Herbácea aromática de la familia de la menta (Labiadas). Las hojas y flores se utilizan como condimento.
What words are commonly confused with "orégano"?
"orégano" is commonly confused with "órgano", "Oregón", "órganos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "orégano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "orégano" is [oˈɾeɣ̞ano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "orégano" come from?
"orégano" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ontario#36,193nocivas#36,180narrada#36,179piadoso#36,215

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

mostro9 variantsMonique9 variantsquietud9 variantsrentar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list