“Minimizes” or “Minimises”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	minimizes	minimises	Preference
United States	99	1	“minimizes”
United Kingdom	39	61	“minimises”
India	76	24	“minimizes”
Philippines	100	0	“minimizes”
Canada	100	0	“minimizes”
Australia	35	65	“minimises”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“minimises”
New Zealand	0	100	“minimises”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“minimizes”

…of the harmonic oscillator that minimizes the uncertainty relation with uncertainty…
…science-based medicine" as one which minimizes the patient's role in the…
prohibits or minimizes economic gain
The that minimizes this is , resulting in…
…that high residual solvent content minimizes intrinsic stress and improves cross-linking.
…and safety, this design also minimizes car height (loading gauge) and…
…correct ground state electron density minimizes this energy functional.
…Quest University "fosters academic freedom, minimizes bureaucracy, and places the university's…
Note that standing away minimizes surface contact.
In public, she also frequently minimizes Aster's role in her life…

“minimises”

Ample mulching minimises weed growth.
…of lading and passenger tickets minimises the shipowner's liability faults (within…
…a surface breathing style which minimises work of breathing, carbon dioxide…
…or 'rule of thumb' procedure minimises the effect of the bottleneck.
Bamboo minimises and generates up to 35…
…palletized transport is that it minimises manual handling operations.
it minimises the risk of entering a
…of uploading clients and thus minimises skipping during playback, and its…
…meets multiple combined objectives and minimises cumulative impact on industry.
A clean environment minimises the risk of A. caninum…

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