“Specialize” or “Specialise”

Language

Specialize and specialise are both English terms.

Usage

Specialize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while specialise 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
specialize	99	22	57	97	60	28	0	31	37	100	100	0
specialise	1	78	43	3	40	72	0	69	63	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "specialise" over "specialize".
• In India, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (60 to 40).
• In Australia, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "specialise" over "specialize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specialize" and "specialise".
• In Ireland, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "specialise" over "specialize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "specialise" over "specialize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "specialize" over "specialise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specialize" and "specialise".

Examples

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