# sympathise vs sympathize

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sympathise
*verb · frequency rank #41,405*
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sympathize.

### sympathize
*verb · frequency rank #26,990*
To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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