Which to use
“orgue” and “orques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,452
- “orgue” frequency rank
- #32,943
- “orques” frequency rank
- 44395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orgue | orques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument de musique à vent, à clavier et à pédalier, composé de tuyaux de différentes sortes et de différentes grandeurs, alimentés d’air par des soufflets et que l’on fait résonner en appuyant sur les touches d’un ou de plusieurs claviers. | Pluriel de orque. |
Where the eye mixes orgue and orques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses orgue with orques
A purely visual mix-up. orgue (\ɔʁɡ\) and orques (\ɔʁk\) 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 44395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orgue is recorded at frequency rank #11,452, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁɡ\. orques is at rank #32,943, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁk\.
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 44395, this pair ranks #210,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of orgue vs orques
Shared letters: eoru. Private to "orgue": g. Private to "orques": qs.
"orgue" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "orques" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orgue" and "orques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "orgue" or "orques" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "orgue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,764 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orgue" and "orques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orque vs orques". 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 #210,764 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.