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“Vocalize” or “Vocalise”

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).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 3 prefer “vocalize” and 5 prefer “vocalise”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country vocalize vocalise Preference
United States 63 37 “vocalize”
United Kingdom 17 83 “vocalise”
India 64 36 “vocalize”
Philippines 100 0 “vocalize”
Canada 42 58 “vocalise”
Australia 22 78 “vocalise”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 0 100 “vocalise”
New Zealand 0 100 “vocalise”
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.

“vocalize”

  • …(he had the power to vocalize a curse, making it come…
  • …system soon became used to vocalize other Hebrew texts, as well.
  • …neither for musicality nor to vocalize as it dies.
  • …listen to stories, they periodically vocalize their ongoing attention and accept…
  • …as animals are unable to vocalize symptoms as a human would.
  • …the mic so he can vocalize his thoughts through the phone…
  • When it does vocalize, its far-carrying call is very…
  • Bearded dragons do not vocalize, except to hiss softly when
  • …for visual identification, or to vocalize with members of the same
  • Greater sirens can vocalize, producing clicks or yelps sounding…

“vocalise”

  • Eduard Khils vocalise
  • …lyubvi" is performed in a vocalise style in both versions of…
  • Adiemus V: Vocalise, a 2003 classical album
  • A vocalise is a vocal work or…
  • Yunoki: Rachmaninov - Vocalise
  • …Suite, for pianoFor Nancy, wordless vocalise, for soprano and pianoQuestions, for…
  • …gives another version of the vocalise story:
  • …a trumpet version of the vocalise "Glitter and Be Gay" from…
  • …(tracks 3 and 8), brief vocalise
  • Vocalise for violin (or viola, or…

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