“Prioritization” or “Prioritisation”

Language

Prioritization and prioritisation are both English terms.

Usage

Prioritization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while prioritisation 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
prioritization	99	28	83	100	96	27	0	42	23	0	0	0
prioritisation	1	72	17	0	4	73	0	58	77	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "prioritization" over "prioritisation" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "prioritisation" over "prioritization".
• In India, there is a preference for "prioritization" over "prioritisation" (83 to 17).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "prioritization" over "prioritisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "prioritization" over "prioritisation" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "prioritisation" over "prioritization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritization" and "prioritisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "prioritisation" over "prioritization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "prioritisation" over "prioritization".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritization" and "prioritisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritization" and "prioritisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "prioritization" and "prioritisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use prioritization or prioritisation with sample sentences.

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