“Dramatization” or “Dramatisation”

Language

Dramatization and dramatisation are both English terms.

Usage

Dramatization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dramatisation 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
dramatization	96	23	82	100	76	28	0	23	0	100	0	0
dramatisation	4	77	18	0	24	72	0	77	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "dramatization" over "dramatisation" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "dramatisation" over "dramatization".
• In India, there is a preference for "dramatization" over "dramatisation" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "dramatization" over "dramatisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "dramatization" over "dramatisation" (76 to 24).
• In Australia, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "dramatisation" over "dramatization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatization" and "dramatisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "dramatisation" over "dramatization".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatization" and "dramatisation".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "dramatization" over "dramatisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatization" and "dramatisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dramatization" and "dramatisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use dramatization or dramatisation with sample sentences.

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