# organization

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #1,280

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **organizations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organization-vs-organizations)
- **organizational** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organization-vs-organizational)
- **organisation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organisation-vs-organization)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ogranization`, `oragnization`, `orgainzation`, `organiaztion`, `organizaiton`, `organizasion`, `organizatino`, `organizationn`, `organizatoin`, `organizattion`, `organiztaion`, `organizzation`, `organnization`, `organziation`, `orgganization`, `orgnaization`, `orrganization`, `roganization`

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