“Regularize” or “Regularise”

Language

Regularize and regularise are both English terms.

Usage

Regularize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while regularise 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
regularize	92	26	46	100	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
regularise	8	74	54	0	33	100	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "regularize" over "regularise" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "regularise" over "regularize".
• In India, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "regularise" over "regularize".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "regularize" over "regularise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "regularize" over "regularise" (67 to 33).
• In Australia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "regularise" over "regularize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularize" and "regularise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "regularise" over "regularize".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularize" and "regularise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularize" and "regularise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularize" and "regularise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularize" and "regularise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use regularize or regularise with sample sentences.

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