“Civilizing” or “Civilising”

Language

Civilizing and civilising are both English terms.

Usage

Civilizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while civilising 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
civilizing	97	40	17	100	100	30	0	47	0	0	0	0
civilising	3	60	83	0	0	70	0	53	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "civilizing" over "civilising" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "civilising" over "civilizing".
• In India, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "civilising" over "civilizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "civilizing" over "civilising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "civilizing" over "civilising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "civilising" over "civilizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilizing" and "civilising".
• In Ireland, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "civilising" over "civilizing".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilizing" and "civilising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilizing" and "civilising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilizing" and "civilising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "civilizing" and "civilising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use civilizing or civilising with sample sentences.

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