“Formalization” or “Formalisation”

Language

Formalization and formalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Formalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while formalisation 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
formalization	98	36	60	100	81	23	0	0	31	0	0	0
formalisation	2	64	40	0	19	77	0	0	69	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "formalization" over "formalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "formalisation" over "formalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "formalization" over "formalisation" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "formalization" over "formalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "formalization" over "formalisation" (81 to 19).
• In Australia, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "formalisation" over "formalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "formalization" and "formalisation".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "formalization" and "formalisation".
• In New Zealand, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "formalisation" over "formalization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "formalization" and "formalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "formalization" and "formalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "formalization" and "formalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use formalization or formalisation with sample sentences.

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