# equaliser vs equalizer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### equaliser
*noun · frequency rank #34,476*
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of equalizer.

### equalizer
*noun · IPA /ˈiː.kwəˌlaɪ.zə/ · frequency rank #30,024*
One who makes equal; a balancer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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