“Minimizing” or “Minimising”

Language

Minimizing and minimising are both English terms.

Usage

Minimizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while minimising 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
minimizing	99	37	69	97	97	31	0	49	40	100	0	0
minimising	1	63	31	3	3	69	0	51	60	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "minimizing" over "minimising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "minimising" over "minimizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "minimizing" over "minimising" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "minimizing" over "minimising" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "minimizing" over "minimising" (97 to 3).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "minimising" over "minimizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizing" and "minimising".
• In Ireland, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "minimising" over "minimizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "minimising" over "minimizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "minimizing" over "minimising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizing" and "minimising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "minimizing" and "minimising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use minimizing or minimising with sample sentences.

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