“Paralyzing” or “Paralysing”

Language

Paralyzing and paralysing are both English terms.

Usage

Paralyzing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while paralysing 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
paralyzing	95	41	60	100	87	44	0	42	0	0	0	0
paralysing	5	59	40	0	13	56	0	58	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "paralyzing" over "paralysing" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "paralysing" over "paralyzing".
• In India, there is a preference for "paralyzing" over "paralysing" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "paralyzing" over "paralysing" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "paralyzing" over "paralysing" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "paralysing" over "paralyzing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paralyzing" and "paralysing".
• In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "paralysing" over "paralyzing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "paralysing" over "paralyzing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paralyzing" and "paralysing".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paralyzing" and "paralysing".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "paralyzing" and "paralysing".

Examples

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