“Criticizing” or “Criticising”

Language

Criticizing and criticising are both English terms.

Usage

Criticizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while criticising 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
criticizing	93	27	75	91	83	33	0	42	44	0	0	0
criticising	7	73	25	9	17	67	0	58	56	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "criticizing" over "criticising" (93 to 7).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "criticising" over "criticizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "criticizing" over "criticising" (75 to 25).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "criticizing" over "criticising" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "criticizing" over "criticising" (83 to 17).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "criticising" over "criticizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizing" and "criticising".
• In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "criticising" over "criticizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "criticising" over "criticizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizing" and "criticising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizing" and "criticising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "criticizing" and "criticising".

Examples

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