Which to use
“oração” and “órgão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,851
- “oração” frequency rank
- #2,659
- “órgão” frequency rank
- 6510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oração | órgão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palavra ou agrupamento de palavras que expressam pensamento ou sentimento, que tem sentido completo | instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos |
Where the eye mixes oração and órgão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. oração runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against órgão's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between oração and órgão
A purely visual mix-up. oração (/ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and órgão (/ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/) 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 6510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oração is recorded at frequency rank #3,851, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. 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 6510, this pair ranks #67,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of oração vs órgão
Shared letters: orã. Private to "oração": aç. Private to "órgão": gó.
"oração" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "órgão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "oração" and "órgão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "oração" vs "órgão" - which ranks higher?
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 "oração" 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 #67,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oração" and "órgão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogro vs órgão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,911 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.