“Fertilization” or “Fertilisation”

Language

Fertilization and fertilisation are both English terms.

Usage

Fertilization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while fertilisation 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
fertilization	99	50	87	99	85	48	100	56	53	91	87	100
fertilisation	1	50	13	1	15	52	0	44	47	9	13	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (99 to 1).
• In United Kingdom, there is no clear preference between "fertilization" and "fertilisation", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In India, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (87 to 13).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (99 to 1).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "fertilisation" over "fertilization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (53 to 47).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (91 to 9).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (87 to 13).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "fertilization" over "fertilisation" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fertilization or fertilisation with sample sentences.

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