Which to use
“organise” is a verb and “organised” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,015
- “organise” frequency rank
- #6,273
- “organised” frequency rank
- 21288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organise | organised |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of organize. | Alternative spelling of organized. |
Letter map: organise vs organised
Shared letters muted; letters that set organise and organised apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. organise runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against organised's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - organise and organised
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: organise is averb and organisedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “organise” sits inside “organised”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organise is recorded at frequency rank #15,015, classified as averb. organised is at rank #6,273, tagged as anadj.
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 21288, this pair ranks #424,971 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of organise vs organised
Shared letters: aeginors. Private to "organise": -. Private to "organised": d.
"organise" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "organised" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "organise" and "organised" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "organise" vs "organised" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "organise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "organised" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,971 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "organise" and "organised" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organise vs organist". 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 #424,971 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.