“Criticizes” or “Criticises”

Language

Criticizes and criticises are both English terms.

Usage

Criticizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criticises 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
criticizes	94	29	63	95	88	39	0	32	32	0	0	0
criticises	6	71	37	5	12	61	0	68	68	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criticizes" over "criticises" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "criticises" over "criticizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "criticizes" over "criticises" (63 to 37).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criticizes" over "criticises" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criticizes" over "criticises" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "criticises" over "criticizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizes" and "criticises".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "criticises" over "criticizes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "criticises" over "criticizes".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizes" and "criticises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizes" and "criticises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizes" and "criticises".

Examples

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