“Acclimatization” or “Acclimatisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “acclimatization” and 2 prefer “acclimatisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	acclimatization	acclimatisation	Preference
United States	99	1	“acclimatization”
United Kingdom	56	44	“acclimatization”
India	84	16	“acclimatization”
Philippines	100	0	“acclimatization”
Canada	100	0	“acclimatization”
Australia	39	61	“acclimatisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	30	70	“acclimatisation”
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.

“acclimatization”

…a research centre, working on acclimatization of far land animals, preserving…
…Bedouin Arabs, due to their acclimatization and their inter-marriage with other…
After some acclimatization, sales improved significantly starting in
…(proven wrong by its recent acclimatization to Hawaii), the name "Eleuterio"…
…environmental conditions (in contrast to acclimatization).
…are kept for orientation and acclimatization at base camp, which includes…
…has conducted research on high-altitude acclimatization.
But acclimatization requires days or even weeks.
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization;
…Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization, (), at Powstańców Wielkopolskich Street

“acclimatisation”

Acclimatisation is essential when climbing without…
…successfully introduced by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society.
…then commenced a period of acclimatisation at the FARELF Training Centre…
…the work of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society which was formed in…
…Commerce, New Zealand Institute, Otago Acclimatisation Society where he sat on…
…New Zealand by the Otago Acclimatisation Society in the late 1890s.
…to be funded by the Acclimatisation Society or the City Corporation,…
…the efforts of Edward Wilson's Acclimatisation Society of Victoria with the…
…one or two days of acclimatisation and processing on arrival, properties…
…carried out by the Queensland Acclimatisation Society at Bowen Park.

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