Which to use
“órgão” and “orgasmo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,659
- “órgão” frequency rank
- #11,695
- “orgasmo” frequency rank
- 14354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | órgão | orgasmo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos | reação do corpo durante o ato sexual ou masturbação, resultado de intensa excitação das zonas erógenas ou órgãos sexuais |
Where the eye mixes órgão and orgasmo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. órgão runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against orgasmo's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses órgão with orgasmo
A purely visual mix-up. órgão (/ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/) and orgasmo (/ɔɾ.ˈɡaʒ.mu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
órgão is recorded at frequency rank #2,659, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/. orgasmo is at rank #11,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɔɾ.ˈɡaʒ.mu/.
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 14354, this pair ranks #57,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of órgão vs orgasmo
Shared letters: gor. Private to "órgão": ãó. Private to "orgasmo": ams.
"órgão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "orgasmo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orgasmo ← ograsmo · oragsmo · orgamso · orgasmmo · orgasom · orgassmo · orggasmo · orgsamo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "órgão" and "orgasmo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "órgão" vs "orgasmo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "órgão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orgasmo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "órgão" and "orgasmo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogro vs órgão". 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 #57,754 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.