“Characterizes” or “Characterises”

Language

Characterizes and characterises are both English terms.

Usage

Characterizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while characterises 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
characterizes	100	36	84	99	100	29	0	40	0	100	0	100
characterises	0	64	16	1	0	71	0	60	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "characterises" over "characterizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "characterises" over "characterizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "characterizes" and "characterises".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "characterises" over "characterizes".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "characterizes" and "characterises".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "characterizes" and "characterises".
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "characterizes" over "characterises" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use characterizes or characterises with sample sentences.

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