“Patronizing” or “Patronising”

Language

Patronizing and patronising are both English terms.

Usage

Patronizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while patronising 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
patronizing	97	18	64	95	95	24	0	23	28	100	0	0
patronising	3	82	36	5	5	76	0	77	72	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "patronizing" over "patronising" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "patronising" over "patronizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "patronizing" over "patronising" (64 to 36).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "patronizing" over "patronising" (95 to 5).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "patronizing" over "patronising" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "patronising" over "patronizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronizing" and "patronising".
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "patronising" over "patronizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "patronising" over "patronizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "patronizing" over "patronising" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronizing" and "patronising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "patronizing" and "patronising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use patronizing or patronising with sample sentences.

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