órgano

/[ˈoɾɣ̞ano]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,664

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

órgano is aSpanishnoun. It means: Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función. Pronounced [ˈoɾɣ̞ano]. It ranks #3,664 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with órganos and Orlando.

Key facts for órgano
PropertyValue
Headwordórgano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoɾɣ̞ano]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,664
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of órgano in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for órgano is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for órgano, with forms such as "rógano", "ógrano", and "óragno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is órgano, spelled Ó-R-G-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función.
  2. 2
    Persona o cosa que sirve para la ejecución de algo.
  3. 3
    Periódico portavoz de un partido o grupo.
  4. 4
    Medio o conducto que comunica dos cosas.
  5. 5
    Instrumento de viento de gran tamaño, con varios tubos donde se produce el sonido, y uno o varios teclados.
  6. 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for órgano

Misspelling Variants of "órgano"

rógano6ógrano6óragno6órganno7órgaon6órggano7órgnao6órrgano7
Misspelling Variants of "órgano"

Frequency rank: #3,664 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "órgano"?
"órgano" is spelled Ó-R-G-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoɾɣ̞ano].
What does "órgano" mean?
As a noun, "órgano" means: Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función.
What words are commonly confused with "órgano"?
"órgano" is commonly confused with "órganos", "Orlando", "orgasmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "órgano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "órgano" is [ˈoɾɣ̞ano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "órgano" come from?
"órgano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.