“Destabilize” or “Destabilise”

Language

Destabilize and destabilise are both English terms.

Usage

Destabilize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while destabilise 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
destabilize	97	47	60	99	84	42	0	0	0	0	0	0
destabilise	3	53	40	1	16	58	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "destabilize" over "destabilise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "destabilise" over "destabilize".
• In India, there is a preference for "destabilize" over "destabilise" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "destabilize" over "destabilise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "destabilize" over "destabilise" (84 to 16).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "destabilise" over "destabilize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilize" and "destabilise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "destabilise" over "destabilize".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilize" and "destabilise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilize" and "destabilise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilize" and "destabilise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilize" and "destabilise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use destabilize or destabilise with sample sentences.

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