# prioritise vs prioritize

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### prioritize
*verb · IPA /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ · frequency rank #19,424*
To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.

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