organisationsvsorganizationWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“organisations” and “organization” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,942
“organisations” frequency rank
#43,044
“organization” frequency rank
45986
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature organisations organization
Definition Pluriel de organisation. Organisation.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set organisations and organization apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
organisations
12 ch
organization

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. organisations (\ɔʁ.ɡa.ni.za.sjɔ̃\) and organization (\ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

organisations is recorded at frequency rank #2,942, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.ɡa.ni.za.sjɔ̃\. organization is at rank #43,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45986, this pair ranks #198,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of organisations vs organization

Shared letters: aginort. Private to "organisations": s. Private to "organization": z.

"organisations" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVCC  ·  "organization" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • organisationsogranisations · oragnisations · orgainsations · organiastions · organisaitons · organisatinos · organisationns · organisationss
  • organizationogranization · oragnization · orgainzation · organiaztion · organizaiton · organizatino · organizationn · organizatoin

Frequency comparison

organisations#2,942
organization#43,044

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "organisations" and "organization" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɔʁ.ɡa.ni.za.sjɔ̃\ versus \ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "organisations" or "organization"?
"organisations" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,942 in our French list, against #43,044 for "organization". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering organisations vs organization

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “organisations” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list