órganovsorgasmoConfusable pair

Which to use

“órgano” and “orgasmo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,664
“órgano” frequency rank
#14,416
“orgasmo” frequency rank
18080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature órgano orgasmo
Definition Parte de un animal o una planta adaptada a una función. Sensación física y emocional que se experimenta en el punto de máximo placer sexual

Where the eye mixes órgano and orgasmo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. órgano runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against orgasmo's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
órgano
7 ch
orgasmo

Why the eye confuses órgano with orgasmo

A purely visual mix-up. órgano ([ˈoɾɣ̞ano]) and orgasmo ([oɾˈɣ̞asmo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18080, 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]. orgasmo is at rank #14,416, tagged as anoun, pronounced [oɾˈɣ̞asmo].

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 18080, this pair ranks #269,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of órgano vs orgasmo

Shared letters: agor. Private to "órgano": nó. Private to "orgasmo": ms.

"órgano" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "orgasmo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • orgasmo ← ograsmo · oragsmo · orgamso · orgasmmo · orgasom · orgassmo · orggasmo · orgsamo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "órgano" and "orgasmo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈoɾɣ̞ano] versus [oɾˈɣ̞asmo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "órgano" vs "orgasmo" - which ranks higher?
"órgano" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,664 in our Spanish list, against #14,416 for "orgasmo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "órgano" and "orgasmo" 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 "orgasmo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "órgano" and "orgasmo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Orán vs órgano". 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 #269,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list