“Mechanization” or “Mechanisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “mechanization” and 3 prefer “mechanisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	mechanization	mechanisation	Preference
United States	98	2	“mechanization”
United Kingdom	20	80	“mechanisation”
India	65	35	“mechanization”
Philippines	96	4	“mechanization”
Canada	100	0	“mechanization”
Australia	18	82	“mechanisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	100	“mechanisation”
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	100	0	“mechanization”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“mechanization”

…Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, former Tashkent Institute of…
…of the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red
…primary commodity crop, but agricultural mechanization was reducing the need for
…transportation network and the increasing mechanization of industry.
high mechanization – automated machinery sustain and…
In some fields, mechanization includes the use of hand
…of labour reflect the increased mechanization and use of machinery to…
…problem will disappear with greater mechanization in the next decade.
…first two years of construction, mechanization was avoided so far as…
At that time "Mechanization" was introduced into the school…

“mechanisation”

With the expansion of mechanisation, some agricultural machines also began…
…Proceedings of the Symposium on Mechanisation of Thought Processes, pages 511–529,…
Birmingham Libraries Co-operative Mechanisation Project, & Buckle, D. G.…
…the area until displaced by mechanisation and the collapse of the…
Mechanisation of brickmaking began in the
Mechanisation of hydromeliorative works
…the recession caused by the mechanisation of linen weaving in the…
In 1961, more mechanisation was brought into the mine,…
…his age -steam power and mechanisation- that were revolutionising agriculture, transport…
…watermills, and later to the mechanisation of the wool and cotton…

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