“Sympathize” or “Sympathise”

Language

Sympathize and sympathise are both English terms.

Usage

Sympathize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sympathise 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
sympathize	96	22	60	97	85	22	0	29	34	100	84	0
sympathise	4	78	40	3	15	78	0	71	66	0	16	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "sympathise" over "sympathize".
• In India, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "sympathise" over "sympathize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathize" and "sympathise".
• In Ireland, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "sympathise" over "sympathize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "sympathise" over "sympathize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "sympathize" over "sympathise" (84 to 16).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathize" and "sympathise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use sympathize or sympathise with sample sentences.

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