“Emphasizes” or “Emphasises”

Language

Emphasizes and emphasises are both English terms.

Usage

Emphasizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while emphasises 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
emphasizes	99	21	76	100	92	25	0	38	30	100	0	0
emphasises	1	79	24	0	8	75	0	62	70	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "emphasizes" over "emphasises" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "emphasises" over "emphasizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "emphasizes" over "emphasises" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "emphasizes" over "emphasises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "emphasizes" over "emphasises" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "emphasises" over "emphasizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasizes" and "emphasises".
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "emphasises" over "emphasizes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "emphasises" over "emphasizes".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "emphasizes" over "emphasises" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasizes" and "emphasises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "emphasizes" and "emphasises".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use emphasizes or emphasises with sample sentences.

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