“Synchronize” or “Synchronise”

Language

Synchronize and synchronise are both English terms.

Usage

Synchronize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while synchronise 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
synchronize	98	53	80	98	82	57	0	61	63	89	100	0
synchronise	2	47	20	2	18	43	0	39	37	11	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (53 to 47).
• In India, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (80 to 20).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (57 to 43).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronize" and "synchronise".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (61 to 39).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (63 to 37).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (89 to 11).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "synchronize" over "synchronise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "synchronize" and "synchronise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use synchronize or synchronise with sample sentences.

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