“Equalizing” or “Equalising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “equalizing” and 3 prefer “equalising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	equalizing	equalising	Preference
United States	98	2	“equalizing”
United Kingdom	32	68	“equalising”
India	60	40	“equalizing”
Philippines	100	0	“equalizing”
Canada	100	0	“equalizing”
Australia	42	58	“equalising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	42	58	“equalising”
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.

“equalizing”

…next season, Storbæk scored the equalizing goal on a penalty kick…
…goal in the premier league, equalizing the scores in a match…
…the inclusion of informal training, equalizing educational opportunities, and relating the…
…financing, with its emphasis on equalizing money resources, merely exaggerates differences…
…minute, a minute after Marković equalizing the match.
…position of the second category, equalizing with Aris Piraeus (Kokkinias), but…
…Soviet Union, and against the "equalizing" of various crimes in the…
…Molino, gave Orlando City the equalizing goal.
However, after equalizing and in the league matches,…
…Kerkyra on 14 August 2014 equalizing Javito's early goal.

“equalising”

…followed this up with the equalising goal in a 3–1 win…
…2–1, with Freedman scoring the equalising goal.
…a corner, with Laurent Depoitre equalising for the visitors in the…
…he erred on Andriy Shevchenko's equalising goal.
…created the Republic of Ireland's equalising goal in their 2–1 win.
…the point of view of equalising piston thrusts and arrangement of…
…in which he scored Aldershot's equalising goal on 36 minutes from…
…his competitive debut, with the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw…
…20 September 2014, scoring an equalising goal on his debut.
…on a good wicket and equalising the series.

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