Which to use
“organise” is a verb and “organisée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,699
- “organise” frequency rank
- #3,344
- “organisée” frequency rank
- 7043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | organise | organisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de organiser. | Féminin singulier de organisé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set organise and organisée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
organise and organisée form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
organise is recorded at frequency rank #3,699, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔʁ.ɡa.niz\. organisée is at rank #3,344, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔʁ.ɡa.ni.ze\.
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 7043, this pair ranks #424,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "organise" and "organisée" be used interchangeably?
Remembering organise vs organisée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “organise”; for an adjective, it's “organisée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “organise” entry
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