“Publicize” or “Publicise”

Language

Publicize and publicise are both English terms.

Usage

Publicize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while publicise 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
publicize	92	20	53	100	85	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
publicise	8	80	47	0	15	76	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "publicize" over "publicise" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "publicise" over "publicize".
• In India, there is a preference for "publicize" over "publicise" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "publicize" over "publicise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "publicize" over "publicise" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "publicise" over "publicize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicize" and "publicise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "publicise" over "publicize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "publicise" over "publicize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicize" and "publicise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicize" and "publicise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "publicize" and "publicise".

Examples

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