Which to use
“oigan” is a verb and “órgano” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,634
- “oigan” frequency rank
- #3,664
- “órgano” frequency rank
- 15298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oigan | órgano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de oír. | Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función. |
Where the eye mixes oigan and órgano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: oigan vs órgano
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: oigan is [ˈojɣ̞ãn] while órgano is [ˈoɾɣ̞ano]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oigan is recorded at frequency rank #11,634, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈojɣ̞ãn]. órgano is at rank #3,664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾɣ̞ano].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15298, this pair ranks #280,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oigan vs órgano
Shared letters: agno. Private to "oigan": i. Private to "órgano": ró.
"oigan" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC · "órgano" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- oigan ← iogan · ogian · oiagn · oigann · oiggan · oigna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "oigan" and "órgano" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "oigan" or "órgano"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "oigan" and "órgano" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "oigan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "órgano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oigan" and "órgano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oigan vs oirá". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #280,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.