“Dramatizing” or “Dramatising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “dramatizing” and 2 prefer “dramatising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	dramatizing	dramatising	Preference
United States	100	0	“dramatizing”
United Kingdom	0	100	“dramatising”
India	87	13	“dramatizing”
Philippines	100	0	“dramatizing”
Canada	100	0	“dramatizing”
Australia	0	100	“dramatising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
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.

“dramatizing”

…an excessive amount of time dramatizing the shocking and horrific displays…
Søgur úr Krabburð (dramatizing by J.P.Heinesen together with Bárður…
…interest in exploring sexual taboos, dramatizing an intergenerational relationship between a…
…an "incredibly imaginative play": "In dramatizing his experiences he has written…
…was a known predecessor of dramatizing ballet with her virtuosic acting…
In the process of dramatizing reality, she applies documentary conventions…
…series To Secure These Rights, dramatizing the findings of President Truman's…
Dramatizing many specific scenes in the…
…of historical facts) and then dramatizing them in an interwoven ensemble…
We Are Marshall, a film dramatizing the crash of Flight 932…

“dramatising”

…of the movement's leader, often dramatising or exaggerating praise given by…
…Lipscomb, he wrote a play dramatising Pepys' life which ran for…
…the subject of an episode dramatising true crimes in a series…
…Teevan for Irish broadcaster RTÉ, dramatising the events surrounding the Irish…
…a 2004 BBC television serial dramatising the diaries of the controversial…
…had found a way of dramatising his theme, it would be…
…abandoned his old intention of dramatising Salome..."
…Approaches, 1944 British colour film dramatising the experience of merchant sailors…
…three voices by Claudio Monteverdi, dramatising the final fight, first performed…
…to an anonymous 1593 play dramatising the events of the Rising,…

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