“Sympathizers” or “Sympathisers”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “sympathizers” and 3 prefer “sympathisers”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	sympathizers	sympathisers	Preference
United States	92	8	“sympathizers”
United Kingdom	27	73	“sympathisers”
India	38	62	“sympathisers”
Philippines	100	0	“sympathizers”
Canada	93	7	“sympathizers”
Australia	37	63	“sympathisers”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“sympathizers”

…describes the execution of Nationalist sympathizers early in the Spanish Civil
…to the arrests of all sympathizers with Germany, Ayrom was "arrested…
…and the homes of suspected sympathizers.
…reports deemed left-wingers and Communist sympathizers.
…resolve of Confederates and their sympathizers to continue the fight.
…lashed out against the pro-U.S. sympathizers and castigated them as wicked
…pirates have been dismissed by sympathizers as sensationalism, they are corroborated…
Self-identified BSP and MRF sympathizers did not have a significant…
…robbed and killed several Union sympathizers in Carroll and Randolph counties.
…of poor farmers, students, professionals, sympathizers of the Fasci, and even…

“sympathisers”

…launched on Paris by IS sympathisers, and over 120 people were
…activists, with messages from foreign sympathisers being read out.
8% of sympathisers and 9% of members stated…
…continued in secret, with Irish sympathisers in particular forming secret societies…
Some balaclava-wearing sympathisers of Pussy Riot were arrested…
…their leadership replaced with Nazi sympathisers or party members.
…were often branded as Tutsi sympathisers and they themselves killed.
…had a large body of sympathisers within Rome; he offered large…
…that it could rouse Royalist sympathisers in the town.
…to enter politics by Communist sympathisers including Kyaw Zaw's other daughter…

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