“Memorizing” or “Memorising”

Language

Memorizing and memorising are both English terms.

Usage

Memorizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while memorising 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
memorizing	98	34	68	96	95	32	0	52	38	0	0	0
memorising	2	66	32	4	5	68	0	48	62	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "memorizing" over "memorising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "memorising" over "memorizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "memorizing" over "memorising" (68 to 32).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "memorizing" over "memorising" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "memorizing" over "memorising" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "memorising" over "memorizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorizing" and "memorising".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "memorizing" over "memorising" (52 to 48).
• In New Zealand, there is a 62 to 38 preference for "memorising" over "memorizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorizing" and "memorising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorizing" and "memorising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "memorizing" and "memorising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use memorizing or memorising with sample sentences.

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