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“Theorizes” or “Theorises”

Theorizes is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while theorises is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country theorizes theorises Preference
United States 100 0 “theorizes”
United Kingdom 0 100 “theorises”
India 62 38 “theorizes”
Philippines 100 0 “theorizes”
Canada 0 0 Not enough data
Australia 0 100 “theorises”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 0 0 Not enough data
New Zealand 0 100 “theorises”
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“theorizes”

  • …an interested party, which, she theorizes, spawns counter-productive nationalist backlash; however,…
  • In addition, Shastri theorizes that the last of the…
  • The bank lending channel theorizes that changes in monetary policy…
  • Mandić theorizes that if Paskač was a…
  • …these coins, H. V. Trivedi theorizes that the core Naga territory…
  • …disruption of cultural archives, and theorizes that disciplines such as comparative…
  • …local wells go dry, Dean theorizes that a local warlord, Carson,…
  • Spranger theorizes that types of human life…
  • Instead, Carney theorizes that Roxana killed Parysatis (daughter…
  • …"Thought Field Therapy" because he theorizes that when a person thinks…

“theorises”

  • Ralph theorises at length on "muffs", which…
  • …Brains (voiced by David Graham) theorises that the subsidence was caused…
  • …Navaghana's confusion with Khengara, Campbell theorises that Jayasimha might have led…
  • She theorises that Anna Neda settled in…
  • After consulting with Yassin, Swift theorises that, since no ransom has…
  • …a form of egalitarianism which theorises that equality is possible by…
  • However, one historian, Pauline Stafford, theorises that both archbishops may have…
  • Matt theorises that Ramon was hypnotized to…
  • Bulgarian historian Plamen Pavlov theorises Cosmas must have been a…
  • …succeed in reviving Davros, who theorises that the extreme intelligence and…

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