“Vocalize” or “Vocalise”

Language

Vocalize and vocalise are both English terms.

Usage

Vocalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while vocalise 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
vocalize	63	17	64	100	42	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
vocalise	37	83	36	0	58	78	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "vocalize" over "vocalise" (63 to 37).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "vocalise" over "vocalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "vocalize" over "vocalise" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "vocalize" over "vocalise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "vocalise" over "vocalize".
• In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "vocalise" over "vocalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalize" and "vocalise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "vocalise" over "vocalize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "vocalise" over "vocalize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalize" and "vocalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalize" and "vocalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "vocalize" and "vocalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use vocalize or vocalise with sample sentences.

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