“Apologizing” or “Apologising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “apologizing” and 4 prefer “apologising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	apologizing	apologising	Preference
United States	98	2	“apologizing”
United Kingdom	31	69	“apologising”
India	77	23	“apologizing”
Philippines	91	9	“apologizing”
Canada	94	6	“apologizing”
Australia	32	68	“apologising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	39	61	“apologising”
New Zealand	44	56	“apologising”
Jamaica	100	0	“apologizing”
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.

“apologizing”

…Kurijama, spoke in the Senate apologizing "for Japan's big mistake."
…its insignia, blaming herself and apologizing to then PM Tony Blair…
…Clinton's defense during the hearing, apologizing to her for his colleagues…
…(who at least went out apologizing to Skyler and saving Pinkman)…
…and Oz already kissed, later apologizing.
…he let Daryl go, before apologizing to Dwight for doubting him.
…issued a statement explaining and apologizing for recent tour cancellations and…
…as an apology without actually apologizing, and ordered the prisoners to…
…from Berlin in San Francisco apologizing, all but confessing that the…
…in a 1–1 draw, later apologizing to Newcastle supporters.

“apologising”

…wrote a letter to Lister apologising, and gave a copy to…
…enough, though I do remember apologising sometimes to guests who clearly…
…match 2–0, with Shelvey later apologising for his violent conduct.
Smedley was later heard apologising to Massa over the radio.
…the players' boycott "unacceptable" and apologising to the world for the…
…and that Russia should consider apologising and offering appropriate restitution to…
…leave the club, however after apologising and dismissing his threats as…
…Zhang Tang penned a letter apologising for his failures and accusing…
…Malik came under fire for apologising "I want to thank everyone…
…after reading out a statement apologising for their conduct (which was…

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