“Maximizes” or “Maximises”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “maximizes” and 4 prefer “maximises”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	maximizes	maximises	Preference
United States	99	1	“maximizes”
United Kingdom	31	69	“maximises”
India	85	15	“maximizes”
Philippines	100	0	“maximizes”
Canada	97	3	“maximizes”
Australia	30	70	“maximises”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“maximises”
New Zealand	0	100	“maximises”
Jamaica	100	0	“maximizes”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“maximizes”

…the time of the error maximizes debugging, and facilities exist for…
The geodesic dome maximizes the "strength-to-weight" ratio found in…
…solitary setting of Petra's bedroom maximizes the dramatic tension while serving…
…level of national output necessarily maximizes expected utility, and governments should…
Choose the scale that maximizes the Laplacian-of-Gaussians (LoG) over a…
…Nash-optimal or Maximum-Nash-Welfare if it maximizes the product of utilities.
…spheroidal sequence) or Slepian window maximizes the energy concentration in the…
…17.5" causes pin scatter that maximizes likelihood of striking.
…roles in a manner that maximizes convenience, precision, and clarity of
…a worst-case instance, one that maximizes this ratio.

“maximises”

…to create an environment that maximises data reuse.
…was the positional rule which maximises the probability of electing the…
…treated metal, a process that maximises the appearance of light emanating…
…elevation and aim point that maximises the probability of hitting the
…with computer-adaptive testing, this adaptivity maximises the efficiency of the estimation…
This system maximises the opportunities available to candidates…
…value for the capital/labour ratio maximises per capita consumption.
…also for HLA-DQ2 or DQ8 maximises sensitivity and negative predictive values.
Its tall rectangular form maximises the available space.
The former maximises tissue off-gassing and the latter…

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