“Materialize” or “Materialise”

Language

Materialize and materialise are both English terms.

Usage

Materialize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while materialise 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
materialize	85	47	83	100	89	53	0	62	64	0	0	0
materialise	15	53	17	0	11	47	0	38	36	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (85 to 15).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "materialise" over "materialize".
• In India, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (83 to 17).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (89 to 11).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (53 to 47).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "materialize" and "materialise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (62 to 38).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "materialize" over "materialise" (64 to 36).
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "materialize" and "materialise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "materialize" and "materialise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "materialize" and "materialise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use materialize or materialise with sample sentences.

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