“Customize” or “Customise”

Language

Customize and customise are both English terms.

Usage

Customize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while customise 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
customize	99	44	80	98	96	42	0	51	52	92	90	100
customise	1	56	20	2	4	58	0	49	48	8	10	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "customise" over "customize".
• In India, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "customise" over "customize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "customize" and "customise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (51 to 49).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (52 to 48).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (92 to 8).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (90 to 10).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "customize" over "customise" (100 to 0).

Examples

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