“Familiarization” or “Familiarisation”

Language

Familiarization and familiarisation are both English terms.

Usage

Familiarization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while familiarisation 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
familiarization	92	10	66	100	65	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
familiarisation	8	90	34	0	35	83	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "familiarization" over "familiarisation" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "familiarisation" over "familiarization".
• In India, there is a preference for "familiarization" over "familiarisation" (66 to 34).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "familiarization" over "familiarisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "familiarization" over "familiarisation" (65 to 35).
• In Australia, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "familiarisation" over "familiarization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "familiarization" and "familiarisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "familiarisation" over "familiarization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "familiarisation" over "familiarization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "familiarization" and "familiarisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "familiarization" and "familiarisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "familiarization" and "familiarisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use familiarization or familiarisation with sample sentences.

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