“Destabilizing” or “Destabilising”

Language

Destabilizing and destabilising are both English terms.

Usage

Destabilizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while destabilising 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
destabilizing	98	38	72	90	96	42	0	0	0	0	0	0
destabilising	2	62	28	10	4	58	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "destabilizing" over "destabilising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "destabilising" over "destabilizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "destabilizing" over "destabilising" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "destabilizing" over "destabilising" (90 to 10).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "destabilizing" over "destabilising" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "destabilising" over "destabilizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "destabilizing" and "destabilising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use destabilizing or destabilising with sample sentences.

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