“Professionalization” or “Professionalisation”

Language

Professionalization and professionalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Professionalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while professionalisation 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
professionalization	98	23	65	100	100	13	0	20	50	0	0	0
professionalisation	2	77	35	0	0	87	0	80	50	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "professionalization" over "professionalisation" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "professionalisation" over "professionalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "professionalization" over "professionalisation" (65 to 35).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "professionalization" over "professionalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "professionalization" over "professionalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 87 to 13 preference for "professionalisation" over "professionalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "professionalization" and "professionalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 80 to 20 preference for "professionalisation" over "professionalization".
• In New Zealand, there is no clear preference between "professionalization" and "professionalisation", with usage levels of 50 vs. 50.
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "professionalization" and "professionalisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "professionalization" and "professionalisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "professionalization" and "professionalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use professionalization or professionalisation with sample sentences.

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