“Finalization” or “Finalisation”

Language

Finalization and finalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Finalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while finalisation 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
finalization	97	25	57	93	58	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
finalisation	3	75	43	7	42	93	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "finalization" over "finalisation" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "finalisation" over "finalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "finalization" over "finalisation" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "finalization" over "finalisation" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "finalization" over "finalisation" (58 to 42).
• In Australia, there is a 93 to 7 preference for "finalisation" over "finalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalization" and "finalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use finalization or finalisation with sample sentences.

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