órgão

/ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/

//ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ// noun

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The verdict

“órgão” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,659
frequency rank, Portuguese
17
“Ó” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos

Corpus desk

Index PT-orgao · órgão · Portuguese

órgão · rank #2,659 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,659
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 17
  • PHOTO-FINISH alimentar

Nearest frequency peer: alimentar (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “órgão”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “órgão” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

órgão vs oro
40% similar
órgão vs orla
20% similar
órgão vs órgãos
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for órgão
PropertyValue
Headwordórgão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,659
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “órgão”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).órgãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “alimentar” (#2,660), “aliás” (#2,661), “trânsito” (#2,656). Entre 17 lemas com “Ó”, “órgão” fica em #2,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around órgão (IPA /ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,659 among 17 “Ó” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for órgão, with forms such as "rógão", "ógrão", and "órggão". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "oro", "orla", "órgãos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is órgão, spelled Ó-R-G-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos
  2. 2
    estrutura do corpo de seres vivos responsável por uma determinada função
  3. 3
    instituição de um estado responsável por uma determinada função
  4. 4
    organização, legalmente reconhecida, que tem definida por lei, uma determinada função

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how órgão appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O coração é o órgão responsável por circular o sangue.

This word in other languages

organ(English)órgano(Español)orgue(Français)Orgel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rógão
  • ógrão
  • órggão
  • órgoã
  • órrgão
  • órãgo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of órgão - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rógão2ógrão2órggão1órgoã2órrgão1órãgo2
Edit distance from "órgão"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "órgão"?
"órgão" is spelled Ó-R-G-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/.
What does "órgão" mean?
As a noun, "órgão" means: instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos
What words are commonly confused with "órgão"?
"órgão" is commonly confused with "oro", "orla", "órgãos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "órgão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "órgão" is /ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "órgão" come from?
"órgão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "órgão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aliás#2,661penal#2,646Henry#2,682herói#2,683

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

house6 variantsJack6 variantsmatou6 variantspeito6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list