“Scrutinize” or “Scrutinise”

Language

Scrutinize and scrutinise are both English terms.

Usage

Scrutinize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while scrutinise 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
scrutinize	99	35	89	100	98	42	0	38	49	100	100	0
scrutinise	1	65	11	0	2	58	0	62	51	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "scrutinise" over "scrutinize".
• In India, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (89 to 11).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "scrutinise" over "scrutinize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scrutinize" and "scrutinise".
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "scrutinise" over "scrutinize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "scrutinise" over "scrutinize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "scrutinize" over "scrutinise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "scrutinize" and "scrutinise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use scrutinize or scrutinise with sample sentences.

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