organisedvsorganizedWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“organised” and “organized” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,273
“organised” frequency rank
#2,959
“organized” frequency rank
9232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature organised organized
Definition Alternative spelling of organized. Having been organized; in good order.

Letter map: organised vs organized

Shared letters muted; letters that set organised and organized apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

9 ch
organised
9 ch
organized

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

organised and organized are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - s in “organised” becomes z in “organized”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

organised is recorded at frequency rank #6,273, classified as anadj. organized is at rank #2,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/.

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 9232, this pair ranks #498,431 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of organised vs organized

Shared letters: adeginor. Private to "organised": s. Private to "organized": z.

"organised" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "organized" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • organisedogranised · oragnised · orgainsed · organiesd · organisde · organisedd · organissed · organnised
  • organizedogranized · oragnized · orgainzed · organiezd · organizde · organizedd · organizzed · organnized

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "organised" and "organized" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by a single letter - s in “organised” becomes z in “organized”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "organised" or "organized"?
"organized" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,959 in our English list, against #6,273 for "organised". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list