# organize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ · frequency rank #7,370

## Definitions
1. To arrange in working order.
2. To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
3. To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
4. To sing in parts.
5. To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.

## Etymology
From Middle English organizen, organysen, partly from Middle French organiser and partly from its etymon, Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”). By surface analysis, organ + -ize.

## Easily confused with
- **organized** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organize-vs-organized)
- **organizer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organize-vs-organizer)
- **organic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organic-vs-organize)
- **organism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organism-vs-organize)
- **organise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organise-vs-organize)
- **organist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organist-vs-organize)
- **organised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organised-vs-organize)
- **organiser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organiser-vs-organize)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ogranize`, `oragnize`, `orgainze`, `organiez`, `organizze`, `organnize`, `organzie`, `orgganize`, `orgnaize`, `orrganize`, `roganize`

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