origan
\ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃\
The verdict
“origan” is uncommon French (frequency #55,485 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,485
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Origanum, genre de plantes aromatiques herbacées de la famille des Lamiacées.
Corpus desk
Index FR-origan · origan · French
origan · rank #55,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,485
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH opératrice
Nearest frequency peer: opératrice (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « origan »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- oppidum
oppidum
44,519 corpus weight
- opposèrent
opposèrent
44,518 corpus weight
- opératrice
opératrice
44,517 corpus weight
- origan
origan
44,516 corpus weight
- orthographi…
orthographiques
44,515 corpus weight
- otton
otton
44,514 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « origan » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | origan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « origan » en français
Rare enough to double-check
origan is uncommon French at frequency #55,485 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for origan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is origan, spelled O-R-I-G-A-N.
Definition
- 1Origanum, genre de plantes aromatiques herbacées de la famille des Lamiacées.
- 2Origan commun (plante de nom scientifique Origanum vulgare) ^([1]).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how origan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Massez tous les jours en profondeur les zones infiltrées avec la lotion anticellulite à l’origan.
This word in other languages
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.
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