Which to use
“organisations” and “organization” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,323
- “organisations” frequency rank
- #36,537
- “organization” frequency rank
- 74860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organisations | organization |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs organisation | ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der einem bestimmten Zweck dient; (die) Organisation f |
Where the eye mixes organisations and organization
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. organisations runs 13 letters (VCCVCVCVCVVCC) against organization's 12 (VCCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses organisations with organization
A purely visual mix-up. organisations ([ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃənz]) and organization ([ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]) 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 74860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organisations is recorded at frequency rank #38,323, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃənz]. organization is at rank #36,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən].
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 74860, this pair ranks #322,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of organisations vs organization
Shared letters: aginort. Private to "organisations": s. Private to "organization": z.
"organisations" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVCC · "organization" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- organisations ← ogranisations · oragnisations · orgainsations · organiastions · organisaitons · organisatinos · organisationns · organisationss
- organization ← ogranization · oragnization · orgainzation · organiaztion · organizaiton · organizatino · organizationn · organizatoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "organisations" and "organization" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "organisations" or "organization"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "organisations" and "organization" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "organisations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organization" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organisations" and "organization" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Organisationen vs organisations". 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 #322,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.