organization
or·ga·ni·za·tion/ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun
organization is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, 5 syllables: or·ga·ni·za·tion. The wrong spelling people search most is organiztion: about 30 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026). Organization is a noun meaning “The quality of being organized”. The plural of organization is organizations.
How many letters and syllables are in organization?
| Letters | 12: O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: or·ga·ni·za·tion |
| In writing | 83 times per million words; the 1,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, organiztion, about 30 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you spell organization?
Organization is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is organization?
Organization appears 83 times per million words in written English, the 1,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce organization?
- UK /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- US [ˌoɹ.ɡə.nɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
Organization has 5 syllables, split or·ga·ni·za·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-organization.wav, En-us-organisation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with organization?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as organization from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
- communication
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of organization
- organizations plural
- organisation UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does organization mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being organized.
This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear.
- 2
The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
The organization of the book is as follows.
- 3
A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
In response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.
- 4
A group of people consciously cooperating.
Over time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.
- 5
A major league club and all its farm teams.
He's been in the Dodgers' organization since 2003.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate organization?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of organization: Org., org, org..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Organization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | organisation |
| German | Organisation , Ordnung |
| Portuguese | organização |
| Spanish | organización |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does organization come from?
Borrowed from Middle French organisation, from Medieval Latin organizātiō; by surface analysis, organize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).