“Memorize” or “Memorise”

Language

Memorize and memorise are both English terms.

Usage

Memorize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while memorise 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
memorize	98	33	67	91	92	33	0	51	41	100	100	0
memorise	2	67	33	9	8	67	0	49	59	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "memorise" over "memorize".
• In India, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "memorise" over "memorize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorize" and "memorise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (51 to 49).
• In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "memorise" over "memorize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "memorize" over "memorise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorize" and "memorise".

Examples

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