Organisation

[ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Organisation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,427. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,427
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das geordnete, strukturierte Zusammenspiel von Elementen und Faktoren als Gegensatz zum unbestimmten Chaos

Corpus desk

Index DE-organisation · Organisation · German

Organisation · rank #1,427 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,427
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH miteinander

Nearest frequency peer: miteinander (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Organisation“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Organisation“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Organisation vs Organisator
83% similar
Organisation vs organization
83% similar
Organisation vs organisations
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Organisation
PropertyValue
HeadwordOrganisation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,427
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Organisation“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Organisationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „miteinander“ (#1,426), „passieren“ (#1,428), „Literatur“ (#1,425). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Organisation“ bei #1,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Organisation (IPA [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,427 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Organisation, with forms such as "ogranisation", "oragnisation", and "orgainsation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Organisator", "organization", "organisations", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Organisation, spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das geordnete, strukturierte Zusammenspiel von Elementen und Faktoren als Gegensatz zum unbestimmten Chaos
  2. 2
    (gemeinnützige) Einrichtung; ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der dem Zweck dient, das Gemeinwohl im Arbeitsfeld der Organisation zu verbessern
  3. 3
    Planung und Durchführung eines Vorhabens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Organisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ein Schachbrettmuster weist ein hohes Maß an Organisation auf.
  2. Das Rote Kreuz ist eine international tätige humanitäre Organisation.

Synonyms

OrdnungOrdnungsgradBundBündnisVerbandVereinVereinigungBehörde

Antonyms

Chaos

This word in other languages

organization(English)organización(Español)organisation(Français)organização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogranisation
  • oragnisation
  • orgainsation
  • organiastion
  • organisaiton
  • organisatino
  • organisationn
  • organisatoin
  • organisattion
  • organissation
  • organistaion
  • organnisation
  • organsiation
  • orgganisation
  • orgnaisation
  • orrganisation
  • roganisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Organisation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ogranisation2oragnisation2orgainsation2organiastion2organisaiton2organisatino2organisationn1organisatoin2
Edit distance from "Organisation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Organisation"?
"Organisation" is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Organisation" mean?
As a noun, "Organisation" means: das geordnete, strukturierte Zusammenspiel von Elementen und Faktoren als Gegensatz zum unbestimmten Chaos
What words are commonly confused with "Organisation"?
"Organisation" is commonly confused with "Organisator", "organization", "organisations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Organisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Organisation" is [ˌɔʁɡanizaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Organisation" come from?
"Organisation" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Organisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unterstützen#1,493Deutschlands#1,318Jahrhunderts#1,601entsprechend#1,195

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Krankenhaus17 variantsErfahrungen17 variantsUnterschied17 variantsunglaublich17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list