“Polarization” or “Polarisation”

Language

Polarization and polarisation are both English terms.

Usage

Polarization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while polarisation 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
polarization	99	47	67	97	84	44	0	52	56	100	100	100
polarisation	1	53	33	3	16	56	0	48	44	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "polarisation" over "polarization".
• In India, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (67 to 33).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (84 to 16).
• In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "polarisation" over "polarization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "polarization" and "polarisation".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (52 to 48).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (56 to 44).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "polarization" over "polarisation" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use polarization or polarisation with sample sentences.

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