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“Pressurization” or “Pressurisation”

Pressurization is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while pressurisation is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “pressurization” and 3 prefer “pressurisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country pressurization pressurisation Preference
United States 96 4 “pressurization”
United Kingdom 11 89 “pressurisation”
India 75 25 “pressurization”
Philippines 100 0 “pressurization”
Canada 76 24 “pressurization”
Australia 31 69 “pressurisation”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 11 89 “pressurisation”
New Zealand 0 0 Not enough data
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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

“pressurization”

  • …radiogenic internal heat or from pressurization of a subsurface ocean due…
  • …was the addition of full pressurization.
  • …had failed to ensure the pressurization system was set to "automatic",…
  • …spacecraft had suffer from over pressurization damage.
  • Pressurization!
  • increased cabin pressurization, to allow a higher operating
  • Pressurization
  • …in a die prior to pressurization of the tube.
  • …Speed Transmitter (T-151/FPS-tbdA) to allow pressurization to be increased when high…
  • …failure to switch the cabin pressurization to "Auto" during the pre-flight

“pressurisation”

  • …also developed various means of pressurisation testing, often going so far…
  • …defective due to the stairwell pressurisation system not meeting the minimum…
  • …testing of any contemporary airliner, pressurisation and the dynamic stresses involved…
  • …measured from the start of pressurisation, or from the time when…
  • Pressurisation was to be abandoned, and…
  • …to be fitted with cabin pressurisation, although this was planned for…
  • Not fitted with pressurisation and unarmed.
  • …dense liquid propellant allows the pressurisation system to be small and…
  • …G-ALYU's structural failure after 3,060 pressurisation cycles.
  • …to the pilot and carried pressurisation loads.

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