“Hospitalization” or “Hospitalisation”

Language

Hospitalization and hospitalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Hospitalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while hospitalisation 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
hospitalization	98	41	76	96	57	33	0	36	39	100	100	0
hospitalisation	2	59	24	4	43	67	0	64	61	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "hospitalisation" over "hospitalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (57 to 43).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "hospitalisation" over "hospitalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "hospitalization" and "hospitalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "hospitalisation" over "hospitalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "hospitalisation" over "hospitalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "hospitalization" over "hospitalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "hospitalization" and "hospitalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use hospitalization or hospitalisation with sample sentences.

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