🌍 American vs British · spelling

analyze vs analyse

To examine something in detail in order to understand or explain it.

American
analyze

“The team will analyze the survey results before writing the report.”

British
analyse

“The team will analyse the survey results before writing the report.”

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American English uses "-yze" and British English uses "-yse" for verbs like analyze/analyse and paralyze/paralyse. The same pattern applies to related forms, though both spell the noun "analysis" identically.

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