“Marginalization” or “Marginalisation”

Language

Marginalization and marginalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Marginalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while marginalisation 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
marginalization	97	21	27	96	87	20	0	28	28	100	100	0
marginalisation	3	79	73	4	13	80	0	72	72	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "marginalization" over "marginalisation" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "marginalisation" over "marginalization".
• In India, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "marginalisation" over "marginalization".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "marginalization" over "marginalisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "marginalization" over "marginalisation" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "marginalisation" over "marginalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marginalization" and "marginalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "marginalisation" over "marginalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "marginalisation" over "marginalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "marginalization" over "marginalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "marginalization" over "marginalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "marginalization" and "marginalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use marginalization or marginalisation with sample sentences.

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