“Criminalizes” or “Criminalises”

Language

Criminalizes and criminalises are both English terms.

Usage

Criminalizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criminalises 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
criminalizes	98	21	32	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
criminalises	2	79	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criminalizes" over "criminalises" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "criminalises" over "criminalizes".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "criminalises" over "criminalizes".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criminalizes" over "criminalises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criminalizes" over "criminalises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criminalizes" and "criminalises".

Examples

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