“Standardize” or “Standardise”

Language

Standardize and standardise are both English terms.

Usage

Standardize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while standardise 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
standardize	99	32	69	98	93	35	0	40	39	100	0	0
standardise	1	68	31	2	7	65	0	60	61	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "standardize" over "standardise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "standardise" over "standardize".
• In India, there is a preference for "standardize" over "standardise" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "standardize" over "standardise" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "standardize" over "standardise" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "standardise" over "standardize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "standardize" and "standardise".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "standardise" over "standardize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "standardise" over "standardize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "standardize" over "standardise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "standardize" and "standardise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "standardize" and "standardise".

Examples

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