“Prioritize” or “Prioritise”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “prioritize” and 4 prefer “prioritise”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	prioritize	prioritise	Preference
United States	98	2	“prioritize”
United Kingdom	23	77	“prioritise”
India	77	23	“prioritize”
Philippines	96	4	“prioritize”
Canada	94	6	“prioritize”
Australia	25	75	“prioritise”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	36	64	“prioritise”
New Zealand	33	67	“prioritise”
Jamaica	100	0	“prioritize”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“prioritize”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“prioritize”

CR8 is used to prioritize external interrupts and is referred…
It also allows T-Mobile to "prioritize" Essentials customers data usage on…
They should prioritize their parents before giving priority…
…perform as they initiate, monitor, prioritize, and terminate cockpit tasks."
…successful practices for churches that prioritize membership growth not only in…
…corruption has led respondents to prioritize corruption as the second most…
…a bridge design, Swiss leaders prioritize the aesthetic characteristics of a…
Users can prioritize and assign work, customize workflows,…
…few years to plan and prioritize for the future, reaffirm and…
…but considered it important to prioritize.

“prioritise”

…candidates for career advancement, organisations prioritise business and strategic acumen by…
…have determined your root cause, prioritise or screen the causes to…
…Harry Redknapp, who chose to prioritise the league and only play…
PINP continues to prioritise the restoration of the Summerland…
The publishers decided to prioritise an English-language edition, and to…
…of cultural studies' failure to prioritise gender.
…supremacy - designed to benefit, prioritise and protect white people before…
…third-parties, meaning that ISP can prioritise the company that pays higher
…elite running, therefore you don't prioritise it".
…water, assess land degradation and prioritise areas for attention, set out…

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