# apologise

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈpɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ · frequency rank #11,833

## Definitions
1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of apologize.

## Etymology
From apology + -ise.

## Easily confused with
- **apologize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apologise-vs-apologize)
- **apologist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apologise-vs-apologist)
- **apologies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/apologies-vs-apologise)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aoplogise`, `aploogise`, `apolgoise`, `apollogise`, `apologgise`, `apologisse`, `apologsie`, `apoloigse`, `apoolgise`, `appologise`, `paologise`

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