Which to use
“organes” and “orgasmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,160
- “organes” frequency rank
- #34,227
- “orgasmes” frequency rank
- 39387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organes | orgasmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de organe. | Pluriel de orgasme. |
Where the eye mixes organes and orgasmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. organes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against orgasmes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between organes and orgasmes
A purely visual mix-up. organes (\ɔʁ.ɡan\) and orgasmes (\ɔʁ.ɡasm\) 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 39387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organes is recorded at frequency rank #5,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.ɡan\. orgasmes is at rank #34,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.ɡasm\.
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 39387, this pair ranks #248,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of organes vs orgasmes
Shared letters: aegors. Private to "organes": n. Private to "orgasmes": m.
"organes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "orgasmes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "organes" and "orgasmes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "organes" vs "orgasmes" - which ranks higher?
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 "organes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgasmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organes" and "orgasmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orgasme vs orgasmes". 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 #248,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.