“Practicing” or “Practising”

Language

Practicing and practising are both English terms.

Usage

Practicing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while practising 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
practicing	97	52	73	96	80	54	100	56	57	67	68	100
practising	3	48	27	4	20	46	0	44	43	33	32	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (52 to 48).
• In India, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (73 to 27).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (80 to 20).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (54 to 46).
• In Liberia, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (100 to 0).
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (56 to 44).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (57 to 43).
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (67 to 33).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (68 to 32).
• In Guyana, there is a preference for "practicing" over "practising" (100 to 0).

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use practicing or practising with sample sentences.

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