“Immobilizing” or “Immobilising”

Language

Immobilizing and immobilising are both English terms.

Usage

Immobilizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while immobilising 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
immobilizing	100	26	76	100	100	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
immobilising	0	74	24	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "immobilizing" over "immobilising" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "immobilising" over "immobilizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "immobilizing" over "immobilising" (76 to 24).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "immobilizing" over "immobilising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "immobilizing" over "immobilising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "immobilising" over "immobilizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "immobilizing" and "immobilising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use immobilizing or immobilising with sample sentences.

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