Which to use
“organes” and “origines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,160
- “organes” frequency rank
- #3,481
- “origines” frequency rank
- 8641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organes | origines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de organe. | Pluriel de origine. |
Where the eye mixes organes and origines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. organes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against origines's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses organes with origines
A purely visual mix-up. organes (\ɔʁ.ɡan\) and origines (\ɔ.ʁi.ʒin\) 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 8641, 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\. origines is at rank #3,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ʁi.ʒin\.
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 8641, this pair ranks #419,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organes vs origines
Shared letters: egnors. Private to "organes": a. Private to "origines": i.
"organes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "origines" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "organes" for "origines" ever safe?
Frequency check: "organes" vs "origines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "organes" and "origines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "organes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "origines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organes" and "origines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organes vs orgies". 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 #419,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.