Which to use
“órgano” and “órganos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,664
- “órgano” frequency rank
- #3,665
- “órganos” frequency rank
- 7329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | órgano | órganos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función. | Forma del plural de órgano. |
Where the eye mixes órgano and órganos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. órgano runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against órganos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: órgano vs órganos
A purely visual mix-up. órgano ([ˈoɾɣ̞ano]) and órganos ([ˈoɾɣ̞anos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “órgano” sits inside “órganos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
órgano is recorded at frequency rank #3,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾɣ̞ano]. órganos is at rank #3,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoɾɣ̞anos].
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 7329, this pair ranks #308,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of órgano vs órganos
Shared letters: agnoró. Private to "órgano": -. Private to "órganos": s.
"órgano" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "órganos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "órgano" and "órganos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "órgano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "órganos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "órgano" and "órganos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Orán vs órgano". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.