“Naturalization” or “Naturalisation”

Language

Naturalization and naturalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Naturalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while naturalisation 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
naturalization	98	24	63	97	79	41	100	26	45	100	100	0
naturalisation	2	76	37	3	21	59	0	74	55	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "naturalisation" over "naturalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (63 to 37).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (79 to 21).
• In Australia, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "naturalisation" over "naturalization".
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "naturalisation" over "naturalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "naturalisation" over "naturalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "naturalization" over "naturalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "naturalization" and "naturalisation".

Examples

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