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.
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