# realise vs realism

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### realise
*verb · frequency rank #4,625*
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize.

### realism
*noun · IPA /ˈɹi.əlɪzəm/ · frequency rank #11,449*
A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.

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