Organised or organized?
organised is an adjective meaning “Alternative spelling of organized”; organized is an adjective meaning “Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) organized is about 2.7 times as common as organised.
What is the difference between organised and organized?
| organised | organized | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of organized | Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order Of a person, characterized by efficient organization |
| Example | none recorded | Your desk is so organized! |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ |
| In writing | 12 times per million words | 32 times per million words |
Sources: organised and organized in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of organised and organized
organised
- 1
Alternative spelling of organized
organized
- 1
Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order
Your desk is so organized!
- 2
Of a person, characterized by efficient organization
Your desk is so neat and tidy – I've never met someone so organized before!
- 3
Unionized
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, organised or organized?
organised appears 12 times per million words; organized 32 times per million words.
organised 12 times per million wordsorganized 32 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).