“Immobilize” or “Immobilise”

Language

Immobilize and immobilise are both English terms.

Usage

Immobilize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while immobilise 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
immobilize	98	21	76	100	77	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
immobilise	2	79	24	0	23	69	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "immobilize" over "immobilise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "immobilise" over "immobilize".
• In India, there is a preference for "immobilize" over "immobilise" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "immobilize" over "immobilise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "immobilize" over "immobilise" (77 to 23).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "immobilise" over "immobilize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilize" and "immobilise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "immobilise" over "immobilize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "immobilise" over "immobilize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilize" and "immobilise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilize" and "immobilise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilize" and "immobilise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use immobilize or immobilise with sample sentences.

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