“Fertilizer” or “Fertiliser”

Language

Fertilizer and fertiliser are both English terms.

Usage

Fertilizer is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while fertiliser 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
fertilizer	100	62	95	100	99	57	100	60	57	97	95	93
fertiliser	0	38	5	0	1	43	0	40	43	3	5	7

• In the United States, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (62 to 38).
• In India, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (95 to 5).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (99 to 1).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (57 to 43).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (60 to 40).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (97 to 3).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (95 to 5).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "fertilizer" over "fertiliser" (93 to 7).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fertilizer or fertiliser with sample sentences.

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