Which to use
“órgão” and “orla” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,659
- “órgão” frequency rank
- #11,924
- “orla” frequency rank
- 14583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | órgão | orla |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos | margem |
Where the eye mixes órgão and orla
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. órgão runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against orla's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: órgão vs orla
A purely visual mix-up. órgão (/ˈɔrgɜ̃ũ/) and orla (/ˈɔɾ.lɐ/) 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 14583, 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/. orla is at rank #11,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɔɾ.lɐ/.
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 14583, this pair ranks #57,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of órgão vs orla
Shared letters: or. Private to "órgão": gãó. Private to "orla": al.
"órgão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "orla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- orla ← olra · orlla · orrla
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "órgão" and "orla" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "órgão" vs "orla" - 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 "orla" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "órgão" and "orla" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oda vs orla". 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 #57,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.