“Dramatize” or “Dramatise”

Language

Dramatize and dramatise are both English terms.

Usage

Dramatize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dramatise 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
dramatize	97	47	79	100	100	34	0	0	0	0	0	0
dramatise	3	53	21	0	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "dramatize" over "dramatise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "dramatise" over "dramatize".
• In India, there is a preference for "dramatize" over "dramatise" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "dramatize" over "dramatise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "dramatize" over "dramatise" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "dramatise" over "dramatize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatize" and "dramatise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use dramatize or dramatise with sample sentences.

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