“Categorizing” or “Categorising”

Language

Categorizing and categorising are both English terms.

Usage

Categorizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while categorising 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
categorizing	99	23	50	100	100	22	0	0	0	0	0	0
categorising	1	77	50	0	0	78	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "categorizing" over "categorising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "categorising" over "categorizing".
• In India, there is no clear preference between "categorizing" and "categorising", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "categorizing" over "categorising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "categorizing" over "categorising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 78 to 22 preference for "categorising" over "categorizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorizing" and "categorising".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "categorising" over "categorizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "categorising" over "categorizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorizing" and "categorising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorizing" and "categorising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "categorizing" and "categorising".

Examples

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