“Capitalize” or “Capitalise”

Language

Capitalize and capitalise are both English terms.

Usage

Capitalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while capitalise 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
capitalize	100	32	80	99	97	34	0	47	40	100	100	0
capitalise	0	68	20	1	3	66	0	53	60	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "capitalise" over "capitalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "capitalise" over "capitalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalize" and "capitalise".
• In Ireland, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "capitalise" over "capitalize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "capitalise" over "capitalize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "capitalize" over "capitalise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalize" and "capitalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use capitalize or capitalise with sample sentences.

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