“Modernizing” or “Modernising”

Language

Modernizing and modernising are both English terms.

Usage

Modernizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while modernising 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
modernizing	99	11	60	100	100	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
modernising	1	89	40	0	0	86	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "modernizing" over "modernising" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "modernising" over "modernizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "modernizing" over "modernising" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "modernizing" over "modernising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "modernizing" over "modernising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "modernising" over "modernizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernizing" and "modernising".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "modernising" over "modernizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "modernising" over "modernizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernizing" and "modernising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernizing" and "modernising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "modernizing" and "modernising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use modernizing or modernising with sample sentences.

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