“Summarize” or “Summarise”

Language

Summarize and summarise are both English terms.

Usage

Summarize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while summarise 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
summarize	98	21	61	99	93	33	100	38	36	87	100	100
summarise	2	79	39	1	7	67	0	62	64	13	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "summarise" over "summarize".
• In India, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "summarise" over "summarize".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "summarise" over "summarize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "summarise" over "summarize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (87 to 13).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "summarize" over "summarise" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use summarize or summarise with sample sentences.

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