“Sympathizes” or “Sympathises”

Language

Sympathizes and sympathises are both English terms.

Usage

Sympathizes is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while sympathises 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
sympathizes	94	0	56	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
sympathises	6	100	44	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "sympathizes" over "sympathises" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "sympathises" over "sympathizes".
• In India, there is a preference for "sympathizes" over "sympathises" (56 to 44).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "sympathizes" over "sympathises" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "sympathizes" over "sympathises" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "sympathises" over "sympathizes".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "sympathizes" and "sympathises".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use sympathizes or sympathises with sample sentences.

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