“Centralize” or “Centralise”

Language

Centralize and centralise are both English terms.

Usage

Centralize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while centralise 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
centralize	98	14	61	100	81	29	0	0	0	100	0	0
centralise	2	86	39	0	19	71	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "centralize" over "centralise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "centralise" over "centralize".
• In India, there is a preference for "centralize" over "centralise" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "centralize" over "centralise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "centralize" over "centralise" (81 to 19).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "centralise" over "centralize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralize" and "centralise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralize" and "centralise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralize" and "centralise".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "centralize" over "centralise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralize" and "centralise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "centralize" and "centralise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use centralize or centralise with sample sentences.

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