“Organizing” or “Organising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 7 prefer “organizing” and 5 prefer “organising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	organizing	organising	Preference
United States	99	1	“organizing”
United Kingdom	19	81	“organising”
India	41	59	“organising”
Philippines	99	1	“organizing”
Canada	95	5	“organizing”
Australia	19	81	“organising”
Liberia	100	0	“organizing”
Ireland	23	77	“organising”
New Zealand	25	75	“organising”
Jamaica	85	15	“organizing”
Trinidad & Tobago	74	26	“organizing”
Guyana	100	0	“organizing”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“organizing”

…members of the 28th Division, organizing mine groups to detect minefields…
Their goals differed, and organizing the logistics of food and…
Yearly Muchilot Bhagavathi Kaliyattam organizing in the Edakkepuram Sree Muchilot…
In addition to organizing workshops and competitions with the…
…National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals' education arm is known…
…to oppose this law by organizing a campaign of telegrams.
…she held over 1,200 meetings, organizing 108 new unions and secured…
…at exploring novel ways of organizing and using networks beyond legacy…
…referring to his role in organizing a petition to repeal the…
The organizing efforts were seriously set back…

“organising”

…decides to take vengeance by organising a full on heist, and…
…for his major part in organising Irish volunteers (the Connolly Column)…
…Dodwell had been responsible for organising volunteers who had cleared part…
She was honorary organising secretary for the Scottish Suffrage…
…European), the federation has been organising international competitions to encourage education…
…in running a family business organising international conferences, interpretation, translation, microphone…
He was also involved in organising the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony…
…the interests of Derwent students, organising events, and promoting student well-being.
…Committee, Marden was responsible for organising the curriculum and hiring the…
…code-based art and culture, grassroot organising & networks, renewable energy production/use,…

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