“Generalizations” or “Generalisations”

Language

Generalizations and generalisations are both English terms.

Usage

Generalizations is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while generalisations 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
generalizations	100	34	82	100	100	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
generalisations	0	66	18	0	0	79	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "generalizations" over "generalisations" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "generalisations" over "generalizations".
• In India, there is a preference for "generalizations" over "generalisations" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "generalizations" over "generalisations" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "generalizations" over "generalisations" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "generalisations" over "generalizations".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalizations" and "generalisations".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalizations" and "generalisations".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "generalisations" over "generalizations".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalizations" and "generalisations".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalizations" and "generalisations".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalizations" and "generalisations".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use generalizations or generalisations with sample sentences.

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