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“Recognizes” or “Recognises”

Recognizes is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while recognises is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “recognizes” and 4 prefer “recognises”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country recognizes recognises Preference
United States 99 1 “recognizes”
United Kingdom 28 72 “recognises”
India 60 40 “recognizes”
Philippines 99 1 “recognizes”
Canada 94 6 “recognizes”
Australia 25 75 “recognises”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 30 70 “recognises”
New Zealand 38 62 “recognises”
Jamaica 100 0 “recognizes”
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“recognizes”

  • …Van de Kamp that he recognizes her new love interest, Detective…
  • Vateesa recognizes and denounces the demon as…
  • …Center of New York’s founder, recognizes individuals or organizations that exemplify…
  • The general scholarly consensus recognizes three separate languages: Ipai, Kumeyaay…
  • The AMS award recognizes papers with a significant experimental…
  • Recognizes outstanding services by an adult…
  • …to hone her skill and recognizes Nodame's reluctance to become a…
  • …"Effing" walks in and Zach recognizes her as a remake of…
  • The day-long event recognizes the early days of the…
  • In addition, it recognizes public easements of all beach…

“recognises”

  • …adjust to the light he recognises “the same old team” –…
  • He recognises Basil and threatens to expose…
  • Author Steve Turner recognises the Beatles' success in conveying…
  • Every year Wildlife Queensland recognises the achievements and efforts of…
  • …Trophy, awarded annually since 1962, recognises the best combined record in…
  • …of Akass' lectures; there, Tintin recognises Akass' voice, but is unsure
  • …Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across…
  • …after the Institute's first president, recognises exceptional projects in the Best…
  • …forms a dimer (MutS2) that recognises the mismatched base on the…
  • Ernie no longer recognises Christine, while Adam is more…

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