“Popularize” or “Popularise”

Language

Popularize and popularise are both English terms.

Usage

Popularize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while popularise 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
popularize	97	31	54	100	30	37	0	0	0	0	0	0
popularise	3	69	46	0	70	63	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "popularize" over "popularise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "popularise" over "popularize".
• In India, there is a preference for "popularize" over "popularise" (54 to 46).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "popularize" over "popularise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "popularise" over "popularize".
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "popularise" over "popularize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "popularize" and "popularise".

Examples

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