“Equalize” or “Equalise”

Language

Equalize and equalise are both English terms.

Usage

Equalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while equalise 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
equalize	99	38	65	100	100	40	0	0	50	0	0	0
equalise	1	62	35	0	0	60	0	100	50	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "equalize" over "equalise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "equalise" over "equalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "equalize" over "equalise" (65 to 35).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "equalize" over "equalise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "equalize" over "equalise" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "equalise" over "equalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalize" and "equalise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "equalise" over "equalize".
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "equalize" and "equalise", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalize" and "equalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalize" and "equalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalize" and "equalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use equalize or equalise with sample sentences.

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