# characterise

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #44,682

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

## Etymology
From character + -ise.

## Easily confused with
- **characters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/characterise-vs-characters)
- **characterize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/characterise-vs-characterize)
- **characterized** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/characterise-vs-characterized)

## Common misspellings (18)
`cahracterise`, `ccharacterise`, `chaarcterise`, `characcterise`, `characetrise`, `characteirse`, `characteries`, `characterisse`, `characterrise`, `charactersie`, `charactreise`, `charactterise`, `charatcerise`, `charcaterise`, `charracterise`, `chharacterise`, `chraacterise`, `hcaracterise`

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