Which to use
“órgão” is a noun and “oro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,659
- “órgão” frequency rank
- #19,228
- “oro” frequency rank
- 21887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | órgão | oro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento musical com teclado cujo som é formado pelo vento que passa por tubos | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo orar |
Letter map: órgão vs oro
Shared letters muted; letters that set órgão and oro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. órgão runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against oro's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - órgão and oro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: órgão is anoun and oroaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21887, 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/. oro is at rank #19,228, tagged as averb.
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 21887, this pair ranks #48,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of órgão vs oro
Shared letters: or. Private to "órgão": gãó. Private to "oro": -.
"órgão" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "oro" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "órgão" and "oro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "órgão" or "oro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "órgão" and "oro".
- Full dictionary entry for "órgão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "órgão" and "oro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oni vs oro". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.