Which to use
“ordures” and “orgues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,202
- “ordures” frequency rank
- #29,466
- “orgues” frequency rank
- 39668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ordures | orgues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ordure. | Pluriel de orgue. |
Where the eye mixes ordures and orgues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ordures runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against orgues's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ordures with orgues
A purely visual mix-up. ordures (\ɔʁ.dyʁ\) and orgues (\ɔʁɡ\) 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 39668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ordures is recorded at frequency rank #10,202, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.dyʁ\. orgues is at rank #29,466, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁɡ\.
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 39668, this pair ranks #246,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ordures vs orgues
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "ordures": d. Private to "orgues": g.
"ordures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "orgues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ordures" and "orgues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ordures" or "orgues"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ordures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ordures" and "orgues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orgues vs orque". 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 #246,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.