Which to use
“orge” and “orgues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,435
- “orge” frequency rank
- #29,466
- “orgues” frequency rank
- 41901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orge | orgues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à plusieurs plantes du genre Hordeum de la famille des Poacées (Poaceae), céréale à paille utilisée pour nourrir les animaux et caractérisée par un chaume noueux dont la fleur constitue un ensemble d’épis. | Pluriel de orgue. |
Where the eye mixes orge and orgues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: orge vs orgues
A purely visual mix-up. orge (\ɔʁʒ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orge is recorded at frequency rank #12,435, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁʒ\. 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 41901, this pair ranks #229,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of orge vs orgues
Shared letters: egor. Private to "orge": -. Private to "orgues": su.
"orge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "orgues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orge" and "orgues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "orge" or "orgues"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "orge" 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 #229,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orge" 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 #229,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.