“Galvanizing” or “Galvanising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

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

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	galvanizing	galvanising	Preference
United States	98	2	“galvanizing”
United Kingdom	26	74	“galvanising”
India	75	25	“galvanizing”
Philippines	95	5	“galvanizing”
Canada	98	2	“galvanizing”
Australia	33	67	“galvanising”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	23	77	“galvanising”
New Zealand	27	73	“galvanising”
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.

“galvanizing”

…the disaster was instrumental in galvanizing general support from the population…
…as well as the invasion's galvanizing effect in recruiting thousands of…
It arises when the galvanizing is not of sufficient quality…
Thermal diffusion galvanizing, or Sherardizing, provides a zinc…
…police force grows more abusive, galvanizing the town and eventually leading…
The protection provided by hot-dip galvanizing is insufficient for products that…
…non-FIFA nation, Saint Martin by galvanizing the players with the possibility…
…paint, a precursor to hot-dip galvanizing, was patented by Stanislas Sorel,…
…most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which the parts are…
…84" Temper mill, 52" Hot-dip galvanizing line and a 48" Hot-dip…

“galvanising”

…galvanizing (also spelled galvanisation or galvanising) is the process of applying…
…Pettifer noted that it's "a galvanising anthem of shoulder-to-shoulder survival that's…
Galvanising is a process of dipping…
…in most of Queensland's ports, galvanising the State into developing tighter…
…of his senatorial district by galvanising the support of the Federal…
…to use protective coatings or galvanising, as is required on steel
…November 2015 it bought Hull Galvanising for £15.5 million.
…familial and global struggles, is galvanising."
…the air, both shocking and galvanising public sentiment.
The Galvanising Shop c1890.

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