organization

/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

//ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"organization" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“organization” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,280
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being organized.

Corpus desk

Index EN-organization · organization · English

organization · rank #1,280 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,280
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH operation

Nearest frequency peer: operation (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “organization”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “organization” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

organization vs organizations
92% similar
organization vs organizational
86% similar
organization vs organisation
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for organization
PropertyValue
Headwordorganization
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,280
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “organization”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).organizationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “operation” (#1,279), “passed” (#1,281), “older” (#1,278). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “organization” is #1,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around organization (IPA /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,280 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for organization, with forms such as "ogranization", "oragnization", and "orgainzation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "organizations", "organizational", "organisation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation. The correct English form is organization, spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being organized.
  2. 2
    The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
  3. 3
    A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
  4. 4
    A group of people consciously cooperating.
  5. 5
    A major league club and all its farm teams.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how organization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
  2. The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what. But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet t…

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.

Synonyms

organization/organisation

This word in other languages

organización(Español)organisation(Français)Organisation(Deutsch)organização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ogranization
  • oragnization
  • orgainzation
  • organiaztion
  • organizaiton
  • organizasion
  • organizatino
  • organizationn
  • organizatoin
  • organizattion
  • organiztaion
  • organizzation
  • organnization
  • organziation
  • orgganization
  • orgnaization
  • orrganization
  • roganization

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of organization - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ogranization2oragnization2orgainzation2organiaztion2organizaiton2organizasion1organizatino2organizationn1
Edit distance from "organization"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "organization"?
"organization" is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "organization" mean?
As a noun, "organization" means: The quality of being organized.
What words are commonly confused with "organization"?
"organization" is commonly confused with "organizations", "organizational", "organisation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "organization"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "organization" is /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "organization"?
Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "organization", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

responsible18 variantsrelationship18 variantsperformance18 variantsdescription18 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list