Which to use
“ora” is an adverb and “órgão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,489
- “ora” frequency rank
- #2,659
- “órgão” frequency rank
- 5148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ora | órgão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agora | instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos |
Letter map: ora vs órgão
Shared letters muted; letters that set ora and órgão apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: ora vs órgão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ora is anadverb and órgãoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ora is recorded at frequency rank #2,489, classified as anadv. órgão is at rank #2,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/.
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 5148, this pair ranks #69,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ora vs órgão
Shared letters: or. Private to "ora": a. Private to "órgão": gãó.
"ora" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "órgão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ora" for "órgão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ora" vs "órgão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ora" vs "órgão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "órgão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ora" and "órgão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs ora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.