“Emphasize” or “Emphasise”

Language

Emphasize and emphasise are both English terms.

Usage

Emphasize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while emphasise 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
emphasize	99	32	87	99	95	38	0	44	49	100	100	100
emphasise	1	68	13	1	5	62	0	56	51	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "emphasise" over "emphasize".
• In India, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (87 to 13).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "emphasise" over "emphasize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasize" and "emphasise".
• In Ireland, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "emphasise" over "emphasize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "emphasise" over "emphasize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "emphasize" over "emphasise" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use emphasize or emphasise with sample sentences.

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