“Symbolize” or “Symbolise”

Language

Symbolize and symbolise are both English terms.

Usage

Symbolize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while symbolise 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
symbolize	99	62	66	99	95	49	100	66	66	100	91	100
symbolise	1	38	34	1	5	51	0	34	34	0	9	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (62 to 38).
• In India, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "symbolise" over "symbolize".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (66 to 34).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (66 to 34).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (91 to 9).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "symbolize" over "symbolise" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use symbolize or symbolise with sample sentences.

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