“Apologize” or “Apologise”

Language

Apologize and apologise are both English terms.

Usage

Apologize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while apologise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
apologize	94	36	84	93	91	36	100	43	43	84	77	100
apologise	6	64	16	7	9	64	0	57	57	16	23	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "apologise" over "apologize".
• In India, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "apologise" over "apologize".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "apologise" over "apologize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "apologise" over "apologize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (84 to 16).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (77 to 23).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "apologize" over "apologise" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use apologize or apologise with sample sentences.

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