“Harmonization” or “Harmonisation”

Language

Harmonization and harmonisation are both English terms.

Usage

Harmonization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while harmonisation 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
harmonization	92	30	69	95	56	25	100	27	34	0	0	0
harmonisation	8	70	31	5	44	75	0	73	66	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "harmonization" over "harmonisation" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 70 to 30 preference for "harmonisation" over "harmonization".
• In India, there is a preference for "harmonization" over "harmonisation" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "harmonization" over "harmonisation" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "harmonization" over "harmonisation" (56 to 44).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "harmonisation" over "harmonization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "harmonization" over "harmonisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "harmonisation" over "harmonization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "harmonisation" over "harmonization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonization" and "harmonisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonization" and "harmonisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "harmonization" and "harmonisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use harmonization or harmonisation with sample sentences.

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