“Colonizers” or “Colonisers”

Language

Colonizers and colonisers are both English terms.

Usage

Colonizers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while colonisers 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
colonizers	98	39	59	100	100	25	0	100	0	75	0	0
colonisers	2	61	41	0	0	75	0	0	100	25	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "colonisers" over "colonizers".
• In India, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (59 to 41).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "colonisers" over "colonizers".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizers" and "colonisers".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (100 to 0).
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "colonisers" over "colonizers".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "colonizers" over "colonisers" (75 to 25).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizers" and "colonisers".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "colonizers" and "colonisers".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use colonizers or colonisers with sample sentences.

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