órgano
[ˈoɾɣ̞ano]
The verdict
“órgano” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,664 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,664
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | órgano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoɾɣ̞ano] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “órgano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for órgano is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈoɾɣ̞ano]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,664 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for órgano, with forms such as "rógano", "ógrano", and "óragno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "órganos", "Orlando", "orgasmo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is órgano, spelled Ó-R-G-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función.
- 2Persona o cosa que sirve para la ejecución de algo.
- 3Periódico portavoz de un partido o grupo.
- 4Medio o conducto que comunica dos cosas.
- 5Instrumento de viento de gran tamaño, con varios tubos donde se produce el sonido, y uno o varios teclados.
- 6(Pachycereus marginatus) Planta cactácea que crece de forma cilíndrica y es originaria de América.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rógano,ógrano,óragno,órganno,órgaon,órggano,órgnao,órrgano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of órgano - 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.
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.
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Using “órgano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Ó-R-G-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈoɾɣ̞ano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “órganos” - see the side-by-side comparison. órgano vs órganos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.