# sympathise

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #41,405

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from French sympathiser. By surface analysis, sympathy + -ise.

## Easily confused with
- **sympathize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sympathise-vs-sympathize)
- **sympathizer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sympathise-vs-sympathizer)
- **sympathies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sympathies-vs-sympathise)

## Common misspellings (15)
`smypathise`, `ssympathise`, `symapthise`, `symmpathise`, `sympahtise`, `sympathhise`, `sympathisse`, `sympathsie`, `sympatihse`, `sympatthise`, `symppathise`, `symptahise`, `sypmathise`, `syympathise`, `ysmpathise`

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