“Equalizer” or “Equaliser”

Language

Equalizer and equaliser are both English terms.

Usage

Equalizer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while equaliser 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
equalizer	100	83	87	99	99	81	0	84	85	97	96	100
equaliser	0	17	13	1	1	19	0	16	15	3	4	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (83 to 17).
• In India, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (87 to 13).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (81 to 19).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizer" and "equaliser".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (84 to 16).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (85 to 15).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (97 to 3).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (96 to 4).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "equalizer" over "equaliser" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use equalizer or equaliser with sample sentences.

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