Which to use
“orgues” and “orques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,466
- “orgues” frequency rank
- #32,943
- “orques” frequency rank
- 62409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orgues | orques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de orgue. | Pluriel de orque. |
Where the eye mixes orgues and orques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between orgues and orques
A purely visual mix-up. orgues (\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 a single letter - g in “orgues” becomes q in “orques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orgues is recorded at frequency rank #29,466, 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 62409, this pair ranks #87,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orgues vs orques
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "orgues": g. Private to "orques": q.
"orgues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "orques" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orgues" and "orques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "orgues" or "orques"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "orgues" and "orques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "orgues" 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 #87,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orgues" 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 #87,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.