“Epitomizes” or “Epitomises”

Language

Epitomizes and epitomises are both English terms.

Usage

Epitomizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while epitomises 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
epitomizes	95	15	55	100	100	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
epitomises	5	85	45	0	0	79	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "epitomizes" over "epitomises" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "epitomises" over "epitomizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "epitomizes" over "epitomises" (55 to 45).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "epitomizes" over "epitomises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "epitomizes" over "epitomises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "epitomises" over "epitomizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epitomizes" and "epitomises".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "epitomises" over "epitomizes".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epitomizes" and "epitomises".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epitomizes" and "epitomises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epitomizes" and "epitomises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "epitomizes" and "epitomises".

Examples

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