“Mesmerizing” or “Mesmerising”

Language

Mesmerizing and mesmerising are both English terms.

Usage

Mesmerizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while mesmerising 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
mesmerizing	95	42	78	95	91	37	0	39	46	100	100	0
mesmerising	5	58	22	5	9	63	0	61	54	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "mesmerising" over "mesmerizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (78 to 22).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "mesmerising" over "mesmerizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mesmerizing" and "mesmerising".
• In Ireland, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "mesmerising" over "mesmerizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "mesmerising" over "mesmerizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "mesmerizing" over "mesmerising" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "mesmerizing" and "mesmerising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use mesmerizing or mesmerising with sample sentences.

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