“Utilize” or “Utilise”

Language

Utilize and utilise are both English terms.

Usage

Utilize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while utilise 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
utilize	97	30	62	99	32	30	0	39	39	100	100	100
utilise	3	70	38	1	68	70	0	61	61	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "utilise" over "utilize".
• In India, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (62 to 38).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "utilise" over "utilize".
• In Australia, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "utilise" over "utilize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "utilize" and "utilise".
• In Ireland, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "utilise" over "utilize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "utilise" over "utilize".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "utilize" over "utilise" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use utilize or utilise with sample sentences.

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