“Jeopardize” or “Jeopardise”

Language

Jeopardize and jeopardise are both English terms.

Usage

Jeopardize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while jeopardise 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
jeopardize	96	40	84	97	93	32	0	35	45	100	100	0
jeopardise	4	60	16	3	7	68	0	65	55	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "jeopardise" over "jeopardize".
• In India, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (84 to 16).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "jeopardise" over "jeopardize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jeopardize" and "jeopardise".
• In Ireland, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "jeopardise" over "jeopardize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "jeopardise" over "jeopardize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "jeopardize" over "jeopardise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "jeopardize" and "jeopardise".

Examples

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