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“Specialize” or “Specialise”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “specialize” and 4 prefer “specialise”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country specialize specialise Preference
United States 99 1 “specialize”
United Kingdom 22 78 “specialise”
India 57 43 “specialize”
Philippines 97 3 “specialize”
Canada 60 40 “specialize”
Australia 28 72 “specialise”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 31 69 “specialise”
New Zealand 37 63 “specialise”
Jamaica 100 0 “specialize”
Trinidad & Tobago 100 0 “specialize”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“specialize”

  • Other Philanthus may specialize in other bee species or…
  • Whilst some trunk makers specialize in standardized goods, Goyard is…
  • He did not specialize in economics or in politics,…
  • who specialize in disorders of the nervous…
  • Teahouses specialize in Apfelstrudel and Chocolate cake.
  • …and racism and scholars who specialize in the related relevant subfields…
  • …in 1950 and began to specialize in Canadiana.
  • While individuals usually specialize in one type of database…
  • There are also schools that specialize in particular languages.
  • …student years, she began to specialize in Aleksandr Blok's works.

“specialise”

  • He chose to specialise in chemistry, physics, maths and
  • The Army commandos specialise in airborne and land borne…
  • …the caring and leisure industry specialise in the care of children…
  • …resistance among those scholars who specialise in Ancient Greek.
  • …secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the…
  • Visual effects animators specialise in animating vehicles, machinery, and…
  • …which the student chooses to specialise in three out of the…
  • …série L can choose to specialise in one of his or…
  • Some independent cat registries specialise in particular types of cat…
  • …of experienced professional paramedics who specialise in rescue operations.

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