“Prioritize” or “Prioritise”

Language

Prioritize and prioritise are both English terms.

Usage

Prioritize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while prioritise 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
prioritize	98	23	77	96	94	25	0	36	33	100	100	0
prioritise	2	77	23	4	6	75	0	64	67	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "prioritise" over "prioritize".
• In India, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "prioritise" over "prioritize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritize" and "prioritise".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "prioritise" over "prioritize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "prioritise" over "prioritize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "prioritize" over "prioritise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritize" and "prioritise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use prioritize or prioritise with sample sentences.

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