“Specializes” or “Specialises”

Language

Specializes and specialises are both English terms.

Usage

Specializes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while specialises 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
specializes	99	32	64	98	87	30	0	38	46	100	100	0
specialises	1	68	36	2	13	70	0	62	54	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "specialises" over "specializes".
• In India, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "specialises" over "specializes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specializes" and "specialises".
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "specialises" over "specializes".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "specialises" over "specializes".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "specializes" over "specialises" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "specializes" and "specialises".

Examples

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