How to spell organization

Organization is spelled O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N. Build it from organ plus ization; British English may use an S where the Z is.

hear itor·gan·i·za·tion/,ɔrgənəz'eɪʃən/nounLong vowels

What it means: A group formed for a specific purpose.

In a sentence: The school club is a fun organization for kids to join.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear.

Also spelled: organisation (accepted as correct).

Same family: organize, organizational, organized, organizer, reorganization. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Organization” comes from the Greek word “organon,” meaning a tool or instrument. Over time it shifted in English to mean not just physical tools, but also groups of people arranged to work together like parts of a well‑built tool.

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