“Modernize” or “Modernise”

Language

Modernize and modernise are both English terms.

Usage

Modernize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while modernise 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
modernize	98	15	70	100	91	18	0	24	0	0	0	0
modernise	2	85	30	0	9	82	0	76	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "modernize" over "modernise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "modernise" over "modernize".
• In India, there is a preference for "modernize" over "modernise" (70 to 30).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "modernize" over "modernise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "modernize" over "modernise" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "modernise" over "modernize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernize" and "modernise".
• In Ireland, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "modernise" over "modernize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "modernise" over "modernize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernize" and "modernise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernize" and "modernise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernize" and "modernise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use modernize or modernise with sample sentences.

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