“Initialize” or “Initialise”

Language

Initialize and initialise are both English terms.

Usage

Initialize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while initialise 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
initialize	99	65	89	99	97	65	0	73	70	100	100	0
initialise	1	35	11	1	3	35	0	27	30	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (65 to 35).
• In India, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (65 to 35).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialize" and "initialise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (73 to 27).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (70 to 30).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "initialize" over "initialise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "initialize" and "initialise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use initialize or initialise with sample sentences.

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