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“stabilise” and “stabilize” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,900
- “stabilise” frequency rank
- #15,917
- “stabilize” frequency rank
- 57817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stabilise | stabilize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of stabilize. | To make stable. |
Letter map: stabilise vs stabilize
Shared letters muted; letters that set stabilise and stabilize apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Spelling & dictionary notes on stabilise vs stabilize
stabilise and stabilize 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 “stabilise” becomes z in “stabilize”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stabilise is recorded at frequency rank #41,900, classified as averb. stabilize is at rank #15,917, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsteɪ.bəˌlaɪz/.
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 57817, this pair ranks #116,735 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stabilise vs stabilize
Shared letters: abeilst. Private to "stabilise": -. Private to "stabilize": z.
"stabilise" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "stabilize" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "stabilise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stabilize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,735 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stabilise" and "stabilize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stabilise vs stabilizer". 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 #116,735 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.