“Mobilize” or “Mobilise”

Language

Mobilize and mobilise are both English terms.

Usage

Mobilize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while mobilise 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
mobilize	99	30	53	96	89	32	0	40	49	100	0	0
mobilise	1	70	47	4	11	68	0	60	51	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "mobilize" over "mobilise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "mobilise" over "mobilize".
• In India, there is a preference for "mobilize" over "mobilise" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "mobilize" over "mobilise" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "mobilize" over "mobilise" (89 to 11).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "mobilise" over "mobilize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mobilize" and "mobilise".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "mobilise" over "mobilize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "mobilise" over "mobilize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "mobilize" over "mobilise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mobilize" and "mobilise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mobilize" and "mobilise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use mobilize or mobilise with sample sentences.

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