“Criticizing” or “Criticising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	criticizing	criticising	Preference
United States	93	7	“criticizing”
United Kingdom	27	73	“criticising”
India	75	25	“criticizing”
Philippines	91	9	“criticizing”
Canada	83	17	“criticizing”
Australia	33	67	“criticising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	42	58	“criticising”
New Zealand	44	56	“criticising”
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“criticizing”

…the game a poor review, criticizing unresponsive controls and cheap deaths.
…pro-statehood Puerto Rican Republican Party criticizing it as "un-loyal, pro-independence [or]…
…gave the game 3.5/5 stars, criticizing that "the difficulty often comes…
…racism in the police department criticizing events such as a raid…
…dollars in ads in Pennsylvania criticizing Republicans Mike Fitzpatrick and Pat
…looking first person shooters," but criticizing the Dreamcast version's control setup.
…a speech he had written criticizing McCarthy's methods, and then allowed…
…also examines the Russian mentality, criticizing its tendency to understand and…
…of the game's Pokémon but criticizing the "poorly modeled and animated,…
…Central rated it 2.5/5 stars, criticizing how little inspiration the game…

“criticising”

…before moving to Ontario and criticising official bilingualism in Canada.
…it 3 out of 5, criticising "scenarios that differ in only…
…he was more forthright in criticising Zimbabwe's leadership, increasingly defining his…
…with the labour movement while criticising the anarchist movement for failing…
…labelled the film as "average", criticising the time spent on the…
…and the board with Wallace criticising the boycott call suggesting it…
…axel—, with critics and fans criticising a lack of consistency amongst…
…had to apologise after initially criticising his comments.
…and made the mistake of criticising the fiercely loyal bukhari (the…
…philosopher reaffirmed his conversion while criticising Oppenheimer for drawing attention away…

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