“Oxidizes” or “Oxidises”

Language

Oxidizes and oxidises are both English terms.

Usage

Oxidizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while oxidises 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
oxidizes	96	35	42	100	100	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
oxidises	4	65	58	0	0	61	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "oxidizes" over "oxidises" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "oxidises" over "oxidizes".
• In India, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "oxidises" over "oxidizes".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "oxidizes" over "oxidises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "oxidizes" over "oxidises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "oxidises" over "oxidizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidizes" and "oxidises".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "oxidises" over "oxidizes".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidizes" and "oxidises".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidizes" and "oxidises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidizes" and "oxidises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "oxidizes" and "oxidises".

Examples

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