“Capitalizing” or “Capitalising”

Language

Capitalizing and capitalising are both English terms.

Usage

Capitalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while capitalising 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
capitalizing	99	19	62	100	100	20	0	0	20	0	0	0
capitalising	1	81	38	0	0	80	0	100	80	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "capitalizing" over "capitalising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "capitalising" over "capitalizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "capitalizing" over "capitalising" (62 to 38).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "capitalizing" over "capitalising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "capitalizing" over "capitalising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "capitalising" over "capitalizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalizing" and "capitalising".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "capitalising" over "capitalizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "capitalising" over "capitalizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalizing" and "capitalising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalizing" and "capitalising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "capitalizing" and "capitalising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use capitalizing or capitalising with sample sentences.

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