“Formalizing” or “Formalising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “formalizing” and 2 prefer “formalising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	formalizing	formalising	Preference
United States	100	0	“formalizing”
United Kingdom	0	100	“formalising”
India	59	41	“formalizing”
Philippines	100	0	“formalizing”
Canada	100	0	“formalizing”
Australia	0	100	“formalising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

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

“formalizing”

After formalizing and stating Bott's theory more…
…to start the process of formalizing diplomatic relations however it did…
…draft a new defense pact formalizing the Act of Chapultepec.
…of the "Republic of Crimea", formalizing the annexation of Crimea by…
…a number of difficulties in formalizing the hypothesis:
…electric power increased, Couch began formalizing plans for hydroelectric development on…
Upon formalizing the organization, several principles were…
…D. Smith published an article formalizing the amount of noise that…
…Marsh addressed the issue of formalizing trust as a computational concept…
…with starting a streaking club, formalizing a practice in the Greek…

“formalising”

…the BBC in October 2009 formalising a ban on third parties…
…TWR Sport led to the formalising of a joint venture (50/50)…
…complex, with different rules for formalising wills of real and personal
…South Wales - the first formalising of the identity of squatters…
Following the formalising of sovereignty, an organised and…
Formalising standards for MSN in the…
…given sovereignty over Britain, thus formalising the transfer of authority from…
…discipline of cognitive neuropsychology, by formalising many of its methods and…
…Hill School opened in 1885 formalising the name of the suburb.
…the Uganda Protectorate in 1894, formalising British control over Uganda, but…

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