organization

[ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]

/[ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“organization” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,537
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der einem bestimmten Zweck dient; (die) Organisation f

Corpus desk

Index DE-organization · organization · German

organization · rank #36,537 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,537
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH ollen

Nearest frequency peer: ollen (-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 „organization“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „organization“ 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).

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

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

Key facts for organization
PropertyValue
Headwordorganization
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#36,537
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „organization“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).organizationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ollen“ (#36,536), „Osiris“ (#36,538), „Parlamentarismus“ (#36,539). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „organization“ bei #36,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around organization (IPA [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,537 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der einem bestimmten Zweck dient; (die) Organisation f".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for organization, with forms such as "ogranization", "oragnization", and "orgainzation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Organisation", "organisations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is organization, spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der einem bestimmten Zweck dient; (die) Organisation f

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Irish people often visit Hungary as members of an organization in Belfast.

Synonyms

order

This word in other languages

organisation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogranization
  • oragnization
  • orgainzation
  • organiaztion
  • organizaiton
  • organizatino
  • organizationn
  • organizatoin
  • organizattion
  • organiztaion
  • organizzation
  • organnization
  • organziation
  • orgganization
  • orgnaization
  • orrganization
  • roganization

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ogranization2oragnization2orgainzation2organiaztion2organizaiton2organizatino2organizationn1organizatoin2
Edit distance from "organization"

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 "organization"?
"organization" is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən].
What does "organization" mean?
As a noun, "organization" means: ein koordinierter Zusammenschluss von Menschen und Ressourcen, der einem bestimmten Zweck dient; (die) Organisation f
What words are commonly confused with "organization"?
"organization" is commonly confused with "Organisation", "organisations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "organization"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "organization" is [ˈɔː(ɹ).ɡən.aɪˌzeɪ.ʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "organization" come from?
"organization" 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 "organization", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Privatdozent#36,557modifizieren#36,505Regionalbahn#36,583Repressalien#36,592

Similar misspelling depth

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

pazifischen17 variantsnatürlichem17 variantsRechtsruck17 variantsleichtsinnig17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list