“Minimizes” or “Minimises”

Language

Minimizes and minimises are both English terms.

Usage

Minimizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while minimises 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
minimizes	99	39	76	100	100	35	0	0	0	0	0	0
minimises	1	61	24	0	0	65	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "minimizes" over "minimises" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "minimises" over "minimizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "minimizes" over "minimises" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "minimizes" over "minimises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "minimizes" over "minimises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "minimises" over "minimizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizes" and "minimises".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "minimises" over "minimizes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "minimises" over "minimizes".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizes" and "minimises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizes" and "minimises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizes" and "minimises".

Examples

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