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Dill + Oregano

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 104 recipes, and they share 259 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikestrong
Cooked together104 recipes
Ranktop 4% of pairs
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83dill only 259shared 67oregano only Dill · 342 Oregano · 326
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do dill and oregano go together?

Yes. 104 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 259 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of every ingredient pair we score.

Why they work

More than half of oregano's flavor molecules (259 of 326) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

What each one brings

dill

Much the same character. It carries 83 molecules oregano doesn't have.

oregano

Much the same character. It carries 67 molecules dill doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Cumin: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with dill, top 1% with oregano.
  • Basil: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with oregano.
  • Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 2% with oregano.
  • Marjoram: top 3% of pairs with dill, top 1% with oregano.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with dill and oregano

Almost always mains: 15 of the 17 recipes with a course label are mains.

Artichokes with HerbsAutumn Barley StewBaked RatatouilleCream of Carrot SoupDolmadakiaEggplant and Chicken Thighs Casserole

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Can you swap one for the other?

Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of dill's and 79% of oregano's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

All 259 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 83 only in dill and the 67 only in oregano.

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Dill and oregano questions

Do dill and oregano go together?

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 104 recipes, and they share 259 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.

Why do dill and oregano taste good together?

More than half of oregano's flavor molecules (259 of 326) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

What goes with dill and oregano?

Cumin is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with dill and top 1% with oregano. Basil and fennel also fit both.

What can you make with dill and oregano?

Almost always mains: 15 of the 17 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Artichokes with Herbs, Autumn Barley Stew, Baked Ratatouille, Cream of Carrot Soup.

Can I use oregano instead of dill?

Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of dill's and 79% of oregano's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

Compare other ingredients

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Two ingredients gives the full side-by-side breakdown; add a third to see a similarity matrix across all of them (up to 6).

Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs

Cite this analysis
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Oregano. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-oregano. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_dill_vs_oregano_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Oregano},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-oregano},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.