“Liberalize” or “Liberalise”

Language

Liberalize and liberalise are both English terms.

Usage

Liberalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while liberalise 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
liberalize	95	25	23	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
liberalise	5	75	77	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "liberalize" over "liberalise" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "liberalise" over "liberalize".
• In India, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "liberalise" over "liberalize".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "liberalize" over "liberalise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "liberalize" over "liberalise" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "liberalise" over "liberalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "liberalize" and "liberalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use liberalize or liberalise with sample sentences.

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