“Normalize” or “Normalise”

Language

Normalize and normalise are both English terms.

Usage

Normalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while normalise 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
normalize	99	48	72	96	95	48	0	63	50	100	100	0
normalise	1	52	28	4	5	52	0	37	50	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "normalise" over "normalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "normalise" over "normalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalize" and "normalise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (63 to 37).
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "normalize" and "normalise", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "normalize" over "normalise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "normalize" and "normalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use normalize or normalise with sample sentences.

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