“Apologizing” or “Apologising”

Language

Apologizing and apologising are both English terms.

Usage

Apologizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while apologising 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
apologizing	98	31	77	91	94	32	0	39	44	100	0	0
apologising	2	69	23	9	6	68	0	61	56	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "apologizing" over "apologising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "apologising" over "apologizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "apologizing" over "apologising" (77 to 23).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "apologizing" over "apologising" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "apologizing" over "apologising" (94 to 6).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "apologising" over "apologizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologizing" and "apologising".
• In Ireland, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "apologising" over "apologizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "apologising" over "apologizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "apologizing" over "apologising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologizing" and "apologising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "apologizing" and "apologising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use apologizing or apologising with sample sentences.

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