Which to use
“orgues” and “orties” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,466
- “orgues” frequency rank
- #30,291
- “orties” frequency rank
- 59757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orgues | orties |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de orgue. | Pluriel de ortie. |
Where the eye mixes orgues and orties
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. orgues and orties follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: orgues vs orties
A purely visual mix-up. orgues (\ɔʁɡ\) and orties (\ɔʁ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59757, 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\. orties is at rank #30,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.ti\.
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 59757, this pair ranks #101,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of orgues vs orties
Shared letters: eors. Private to "orgues": gu. Private to "orties": it.
"orgues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "orties" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "orgues" for "orties" ever safe?
Frequency check: "orgues" vs "orties" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "orgues" and "orties" 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 "orties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "orgues" and "orties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "orties vs outrés". 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 #101,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.