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“Personalize” or “Personalise”

Language

Personalize and personalise are both English terms.

Usage

Personalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while personalise 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
personalize 98 11 70 95 84 18 0 18 22 100 100 0
personalise 2 89 30 5 16 82 0 82 78 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "personalise" over "personalize".
  • In India, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (70 to 30).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (95 to 5).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (84 to 16).
  • In Australia, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "personalise" over "personalize".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "personalize" and "personalise".
  • In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "personalise" over "personalize".
  • In New Zealand, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "personalise" over "personalize".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "personalize" over "personalise" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "personalize" and "personalise".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use personalize or personalise with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “personalize”

  • …would still be able to personalize to that specific user.
  • Over the last few years, personalized medicine has emerged as a…
  • It is seen to personalize the crime and elevate the…
  • …the social community and help personalize the user's experience, such as…
  • …reporters, "You have tried to personalize the discussion of an issue…
  • …and "associated input data" to personalize "speech, typing, and inking input",…
  • …a way to customize & personalize their profiles with music.
  • …or to allow users to personalize the site
  • …is a strategic error to personalize the conflict in this way,…
  • …insight as to how better personalize the online shopping experience through…

Examples of “personalise”

  • …data can be used to personalise healthcare.
  • They can personalise documents by information contained in…
  • …the option to edit and personalise their online profiles within the…
  • …can be chosen from to personalise a character, such as healing…
  • …but users were able to personalise the content by using any…
  • …says Isaias went on to personalise power, and "having personalised power…
  • …photos to their profile, and personalise it with text sections to…
  • …mywalkit account are able to personalise their walking speed in order…
  • …is designed for owners to personalise with a patented interlocking mounting
  • …offering the users options to personalise the programme.


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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