# priorities vs prioritise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### priorities
*noun · IPA /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ɪ.tiz/ · frequency rank #6,503*
plural of priority

### prioritise
*verb · frequency rank #37,640*
British standard spelling of prioritize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priorities-vs-prioritise