“Legalizing” or “Legalising”

Language

Legalizing and legalising are both English terms.

Usage

Legalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while legalising 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
legalizing	99	26	53	100	96	25	0	48	34	100	100	0
legalising	1	74	47	0	4	75	0	52	66	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "legalising" over "legalizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (53 to 47).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "legalising" over "legalizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legalizing" and "legalising".
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "legalising" over "legalizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "legalising" over "legalizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "legalizing" over "legalising" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "legalizing" and "legalising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use legalizing or legalising with sample sentences.

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