“Terrorize” or “Terrorise”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “terrorize” and 4 prefer “terrorise”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	terrorize	terrorise	Preference
United States	95	5	“terrorize”
United Kingdom	32	68	“terrorise”
India	32	68	“terrorise”
Philippines	100	0	“terrorize”
Canada	86	14	“terrorize”
Australia	35	65	“terrorise”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“terrorise”
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.

“terrorize”

They are nightmarish monsters that terrorize the human settlers in Malifaux.
…by the Ansars began to terrorize the Hindus.
…during the Reconstruction era to terrorize both white and black Republicans,…
…be 200 feet tall and terrorize cities before he was shrunk…
Bob's ghost is back to terrorize the family, but a psychic…
…sisters who work together to terrorize China, steal, and defeat their
…her apartment and proceeded to terrorize her for close to four
…instantaneous as the Thundercats would terrorize the league for the next…
He seeks to terrorize the land of Castlevania, but…
…its capacity to repress and terrorize its population.

“terrorise”

…its hooves is enough to terrorise people.
…Chakrakota Nagar in order to terrorise Ganga king.
…subjects across Sulu beginning to terrorise and ravage the coasts of…
…their real job was to terrorise the soldiers, and some actually…
…collaborating with Jin soldiers to terrorise Song citizens.
…people, the JVP began to terrorise both the state machinery and…
…Christie) inside and proceeds to terrorise and ultimately impregnate her.
…or Aillén the Burner, would terrorise Tara, playing music on his…
The Cameroon striker used to terrorise opponents in youth tournaments in
…actions designed to intimidate and terrorise people, from time to time.

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