“Internalization” or “Internalisation”

Language

Internalization and internalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Internalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while internalisation 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
internalization	98	31	74	96	82	31	0	48	0	0	0	0
internalisation	2	69	26	4	18	69	0	52	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "internalization" over "internalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "internalisation" over "internalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "internalization" over "internalisation" (74 to 26).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "internalization" over "internalisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "internalization" over "internalisation" (82 to 18).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "internalisation" over "internalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalization" and "internalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "internalisation" over "internalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "internalisation" over "internalization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalization" and "internalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalization" and "internalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "internalization" and "internalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use internalization or internalisation with sample sentences.

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