organisme

\ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\

/\ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\/ noun

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The verdict

“organisme” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,437 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,437
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Être vivant individuel, unicellulaire ou pluricellulaire, possédant une organisation interne autonome lui permettant d'accomplir ses fonctions vitales.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

organisme vs orgasme
78% similar
organisme vs organiste
89% similar
organisme vs organismes
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for organisme
PropertyValue
Headwordorganisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,437
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “organisme” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). organisme lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for organisme is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,437 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for organisme, with forms such as "ogranisme", "oragnisme", and "orgainsme". 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, "orgasme", "organiste", "organismes", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is organisme, spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Être vivant individuel, unicellulaire ou pluricellulaire, possédant une organisation interne autonome lui permettant d'accomplir ses fonctions vitales.
  2. 2
    Ensemble d'organes ou de systèmes assurant les fonctions vitales d’un être vivant complexe.
  3. 3
    Organisation structurée regroupant des personnes et des ressources, poursuivant un but commun, qu'il soit social, économique, administratif, politique ou culturel.

Synonyms

corpsorgane

This word in other languages

organism(English)organismo(Español)Lebewesen(Deutsch)organismo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ogranisme,oragnisme,orgainsme,organimse,organisem,organismme,organissme,organnisme,organsime,orgganisme,orgnaisme,orrganisme,roganisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of organisme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ogranisme2oragnisme2orgainsme2organimse2organisem2organismme1organissme1organnisme1
Edit distance from "organisme"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "organisme"?
"organisme" is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\.
What does "organisme" mean?
As a noun, "organisme" means: Être vivant individuel, unicellulaire ou pluricellulaire, possédant une organisation interne autonome lui permettant d'accomplir ses fonctions vitales.
What words are commonly confused with "organisme"?
"organisme" is commonly confused with "orgasme", "organiste", "organismes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "organisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "organisme" is \ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "organisme" come from?
"organisme" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “organisme”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-R-G-A-N-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔʁ.ɡa.nism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “orgasme” - see the side-by-side comparison. organisme vs orgasme
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list