“Fertilizer” or “Fertiliser”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 12 prefer “fertilizer” and 0 prefer “fertiliser”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	fertilizer	fertiliser	Preference
United States	100	0	“fertilizer”
United Kingdom	62	38	“fertilizer”
India	95	5	“fertilizer”
Philippines	100	0	“fertilizer”
Canada	99	1	“fertilizer”
Australia	57	43	“fertilizer”
Liberia	100	0	“fertilizer”
Ireland	60	40	“fertilizer”
New Zealand	57	43	“fertilizer”
Jamaica	97	3	“fertilizer”
Trinidad & Tobago	95	5	“fertilizer”
Guyana	93	7	“fertilizer”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“fertilizer”

…described as a distributor of fertilizer, cement and building materials for…
…to pay for seeds and fertilizer.
Giant pandas provide fertilizer for the world's most expensive…
…dangerously polluted wastewater into organic fertilizer, safe agricultural and aquaculture products,…
…used in soil testing laboratories, fertilizer analysis, process control, seawater analysis,…
…rice, medical supplies, vehicles, equipment, fertilizer and all the other supplies…
…private life he expanded into fertilizer manufacturing, and increased his farm…
…and other types of agricultural fertilizer has greatly impacted banana production…
Ronald Stanton, German-born founder of fertilizer, chemical, and fuels distributor Transammonia…
…historically been used as a fertilizer, its use in soilless systems…

“fertiliser”

…which was used as a fertiliser and for building houses.
…a machine that applies granular fertiliser, pesticide, such as slug pellets…
…are initially ploughed and then fertiliser is applied which typically consists…
Liquid fertiliser must be added every 15
Qatar Fertiliser Co.
…converted it to produce chemical fertiliser.
…crude oil, coal, LNG, urea fertiliser, nuclear fuels, etc.
…II CD Block had 196 fertiliser depots, 12 seed stores and…
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited
…seven-year deal with a Brazilian fertiliser distributor to export per year…

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