“Idolizes” or “Idolises”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “idolizes” and 2 prefer “idolises”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	idolizes	idolises	Preference
United States	93	7	“idolizes”
United Kingdom	0	100	“idolises”
India	100	0	“idolizes”
Philippines	100	0	“idolizes”
Canada	100	0	“idolizes”
Australia	0	100	“idolises”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“idolizes”

He idolizes his classmate Saeki from afar…
He also idolizes Hangfire and the Inhumane Society.
He idolizes the President, and believes her…
She idolizes Mia and strives to become…
Karan idolizes Justice Dharmesh Agnihotri, unaware of…
…about her mixed ancestry; she idolizes her white mother and despises…
…American theatre director, whom she idolizes.
…just like Flash, she too idolizes Spider-Man.
…everyone but Annie, whom she idolizes and treats like an older
…to the fact that U-ko idolizes Doronpa's intelligence and he likes…

“idolises”

…terms of his relationships, he idolises his older brother Mycroft, he…
Einhard's Vita Karoli which idolises Charlemagne's reign as something for…
…keeps pressuring her and she idolises wealth and social class, neither…
…an Indian comedian, Indragupthan, who idolises Chaplin.
…a dim-witted, needy individual who idolises Paul.
He idolises the local TV news anchor,…
…Kumar, who the Indian public idolises and men look up to,…
Shah Rukh Khan idolises Rajesh Khanna and has opined;…
He idolises Avicebron, hoping they can create…
He idolises former German captain Moritz Fürste…

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