“Criticize” or “Criticise”

Language

Criticize and criticise are both English terms.

Usage

Criticize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criticise 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
criticize	94	24	65	93	86	34	0	36	33	100	77	0
criticise	6	76	35	7	14	66	0	64	67	0	23	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "criticise" over "criticize".
• In India, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (65 to 35).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "criticise" over "criticize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticize" and "criticise".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "criticise" over "criticize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "criticise" over "criticize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "criticize" over "criticise" (77 to 23).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticize" and "criticise".

Examples

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