“Apologizes” or “Apologises”

Language

Apologizes and apologises are both English terms.

Usage

Apologizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while apologises 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
apologizes	96	28	61	93	92	29	0	32	32	68	61	0
apologises	4	72	39	7	8	71	0	68	68	32	39	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "apologises" over "apologizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "apologises" over "apologizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologizes" and "apologises".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "apologises" over "apologizes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "apologises" over "apologizes".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (68 to 32).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "apologizes" over "apologises" (61 to 39).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologizes" and "apologises".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use apologizes or apologises with sample sentences.

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