Which to use
“realise” and “realised” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,625
- “realise” frequency rank
- #6,290
- “realised” frequency rank
- 10915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realise | realised |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. | simple past and past participle of realise |
Letter map: realise vs realised
Shared letters muted; letters that set realise and realised apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. realise runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against realised's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: realise and realised
realise and realised 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 1 extra letter(s) - “realise” sits inside “realised”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realise is recorded at frequency rank #4,625, classified as averb. realised is at rank #6,290, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈɹi.ə.laɪzd/.
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 10915, this pair ranks #489,842 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of realise vs realised
Shared letters: aeilrs. Private to "realise": -. Private to "realised": d.
"realise" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "realised" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "realise" for "realised" ever safe?
Frequency check: "realise" vs "realised" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "realise" and "realised".
- Full dictionary entry for "realise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "realised" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #489,842 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realise" and "realised" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "readied vs realised". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #489,842 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.