“Socialize” or “Socialise”

Language

Socialize and socialise are both English terms.

Usage

Socialize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while socialise 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
socialize	98	22	69	97	92	24	0	27	34	100	100	0
socialise	2	78	31	3	8	76	0	73	66	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "socialise" over "socialize".
• In India, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "socialise" over "socialize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "socialize" and "socialise".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "socialise" over "socialize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "socialise" over "socialize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "socialize" over "socialise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "socialize" and "socialise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use socialize or socialise with sample sentences.

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