“Equalization” or “Equalisation”

Language

Equalization and equalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Equalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while equalisation 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
equalization	100	26	61	100	98	28	0	34	41	0	0	0
equalisation	0	74	39	0	2	72	0	66	59	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "equalization" over "equalisation" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "equalisation" over "equalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "equalization" over "equalisation" (61 to 39).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "equalization" over "equalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "equalization" over "equalisation" (98 to 2).
• In Australia, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "equalisation" over "equalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalization" and "equalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "equalisation" over "equalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "equalisation" over "equalization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalization" and "equalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalization" and "equalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalization" and "equalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use equalization or equalisation with sample sentences.

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