“Evangelize” or “Evangelise”

Language

Evangelize and evangelise are both English terms.

Usage

Evangelize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while evangelise 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
evangelize	96	40	77	100	92	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
evangelise	4	60	23	0	8	61	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "evangelize" over "evangelise" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "evangelise" over "evangelize".
• In India, there is a preference for "evangelize" over "evangelise" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "evangelize" over "evangelise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "evangelize" over "evangelise" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "evangelise" over "evangelize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "evangelize" and "evangelise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use evangelize or evangelise with sample sentences.

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