origan commun

\ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\

/\ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“origan commun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite plante herbacée aromatique de la famille des Lamiacées, médicinale, parfois condiment culinaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-origan-commun · origan commun · French

origan commun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for origan commun
PropertyValue
Headwordorigan commun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « origan commun » en français

origan communreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

origan commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petite plante herbacée aromatique de la famille des Lamiacées, médicinale, parfois condiment culinaire.".

origan commun doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is origan commun, spelled O-R-I-G-A-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite plante herbacée aromatique de la famille des Lamiacées, médicinale, parfois condiment culinaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how origan commun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’espèce type est l’Origan commun, qui pousse dans les bois secs, le long des haies et des fossés.

Synonyms

grande marjolainemarjolainemarjolaine bâtardemarjolaine d’Angleterremarjolaine sauvagemarjolaine vivaceoriganpelevouépied de litthé rougethym de berger

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "origan commun"?
"origan commun" is spelled O-R-I-G-A-N- -C-O-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\.
What does "origan commun" mean?
As a noun, "origan commun" means: Petite plante herbacée aromatique de la famille des Lamiacées, médicinale, parfois condiment culinaire.
How do you pronounce "origan commun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "origan commun" is \ɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "origan commun" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list