# categories vs categorized

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### categories
*noun · IPA /ˈkæt.ɪ.ɡ(ə.)ɹiz/ · frequency rank #4,217*
plural of category

### categorized
*adjective · frequency rank #19,282*
The characteristic of having been placed or sorted in a category or categories.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/categories-vs-categorized