“Emphasize” or “Emphasise”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “emphasize” and 4 prefer “emphasise”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	emphasize	emphasise	Preference
United States	99	1	“emphasize”
United Kingdom	32	68	“emphasise”
India	87	13	“emphasize”
Philippines	99	1	“emphasize”
Canada	95	5	“emphasize”
Australia	38	62	“emphasise”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	44	56	“emphasise”
New Zealand	49	51	“emphasise”
Jamaica	100	0	“emphasize”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“emphasize”
Guyana	100	0	“emphasize”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“emphasize”

The Colonialism Reparations movement emphasize the neo-colonist regime which is…
…processors were labelled "FasCache" to emphasize this feature as most processors…
…large representation to Prague to emphasize his nobility.
When I emphasize the difference between law and…
…Ridgeon is among those who emphasize extensively on the implications of…
UNICEF's programs emphasize developing community-level services to promote…
…employ traditional brewing methods and emphasize flavor and quality.
…in the early 1990s, to emphasize the station's "positive," family-friendly image.
…the US who do not emphasize their Canadian origins being hounded…
…is diminished and used to emphasize a "traditional” or sanatani ("eternalist")…

“emphasise”

…Djajakusuma had clearly meant to emphasise the dramatic elements of the…
…concept of social-ecological systems to emphasise humans as part of nature…
…Middle-earth: The Dragons manages to emphasise the positive aspects of the…
…create a musical effect, to emphasise a point, and to lend…
…as an opposition party, to emphasise those differences and reflect their…
Collectivistic cultures emphasise maintaining social order and harmony…
…acknowledge Pinot Meunier, preferring to emphasise the use of the other…
…to end the violence, to emphasise the political (rather than ethnic)…
…no tradition behind them" – emphasise the problem a woman writer…
…Orcadian and Shetlandic culture and emphasise that positive cultural developments came…

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