“Practicing” or “Practising”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 12 prefer “practicing” and 0 prefer “practising”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	practicing	practising	Preference
United States	97	3	“practicing”
United Kingdom	52	48	“practicing”
India	73	27	“practicing”
Philippines	96	4	“practicing”
Canada	80	20	“practicing”
Australia	54	46	“practicing”
Liberia	100	0	“practicing”
Ireland	56	44	“practicing”
New Zealand	57	43	“practicing”
Jamaica	67	33	“practicing”
Trinidad & Tobago	68	32	“practicing”
Guyana	100	0	“practicing”

Usage

Examples in context

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

“practicing”

…Purposes of Shari'ah) Citizens not practicing Islam are prohibited from bearing…
Having begun practicing Muay Thai, Giydirir first came…
…for good, and returned to practicing law, in 1883.
…are Serbian Orthodox that are practicing their religion in the church…
Practicing hard to make up for…
…to farmers and fishermen for practicing sustainable agriculture.
…specially adapted for use in practicing the patented process.
…example, a Southern Baptist congregation practicing close communion:
…Latin for a year, afterward practicing law in Augusta.
…Hubbard, and Paul Bradt began practicing here.

“practising”

Apart from practising sword-fighting, horse-riding and archery, he…
…moved to Portage la Prairie, practising medicine there for two years.
…of Martina was made of practising Jews or Jews converted to
Walby has been practising Judo since 1980, was a…
…as an advocate and began practising from his home at 10…
…the endorsement of the greatest practising mathematicians of the 19th century.
…Ashram with the intention of practising Yoga, and took up work…
…presented by David Coleman, a practising clinical psychologist.
After practising as a solicitor in London,…
…she became a general practitioner, practising for 30 years, and was…

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