“Harmonize” or “Harmonise”

Language

Harmonize and harmonise are both English terms.

Usage

Harmonize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while harmonise 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
harmonize	98	50	76	100	92	48	0	45	60	0	0	0
harmonise	2	50	24	0	8	52	0	55	40	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "harmonize" over "harmonise" (98 to 2).
• In United Kingdom, there is no clear preference between "harmonize" and "harmonise", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In India, there is a preference for "harmonize" over "harmonise" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "harmonize" over "harmonise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "harmonize" over "harmonise" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "harmonise" over "harmonize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonize" and "harmonise".
• In Ireland, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "harmonise" over "harmonize".
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "harmonize" over "harmonise" (60 to 40).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonize" and "harmonise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonize" and "harmonise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonize" and "harmonise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use harmonize or harmonise with sample sentences.

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