“Categorize” or “Categorise”

Language

Categorize and categorise are both English terms.

Usage

Categorize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while categorise 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
categorize	99	29	57	99	95	31	0	41	39	100	100	0
categorise	1	71	43	1	5	69	0	59	61	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "categorise" over "categorize".
• In India, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "categorise" over "categorize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorize" and "categorise".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "categorise" over "categorize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "categorise" over "categorize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "categorize" over "categorise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorize" and "categorise".

Examples

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