“Polarizing” or “Polarising”

Language

Polarizing and polarising are both English terms.

Usage

Polarizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while polarising 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
polarizing	98	40	52	96	95	36	0	50	45	82	100	0
polarising	2	60	48	4	5	64	0	50	55	18	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "polarising" over "polarizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (52 to 48).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "polarising" over "polarizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "polarizing" and "polarising".
• In Ireland, there is no clear preference between "polarizing" and "polarising", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In New Zealand, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "polarising" over "polarizing".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (82 to 18).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "polarizing" over "polarising" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "polarizing" and "polarising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use polarizing or polarising with sample sentences.

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